And we are standardizing the benefits activex could give us. So no need for it anymore ;)

https://www.w3.org/TR/encrypted-media/

edit: I can see it. Next iteration you will need a AMP key to publish your content and clients will need AMP key to consume content! Browsers that don't include the key will be excluded from the ampweb.

I am waiting for the joy of using an open standard (WebAssembly) to deliver us back the joys of Flash, Java and Silverlight plugins.