Why did adobe remove MediaPlayback

Question

My biggest concern with moving to Flex 2 is the lack of
components from 1.5, specifically MediaPlayback. It was working
just fine, you'd load an FLV, and you'd get a preloader, media and
volume controls. Now, in version 2, if I want to load a video, I
have to create my own controls and sliders. Is there logic behind
removing the MediaPlayback, or is it purely a marketing
decision?

Answer 1

Direct access to menu items isn't the preferred method to execute functions available via the JSAPI, you should simply trigger the JS function on a button or link:
this.mailDoc(true);
or if you want to set the message params:
this.mailDoc({
bUI: false,
cTo: "recipient @ example.addr",
cCC: "cc @ example.addr",
cSubject: "A PDF file",
cMsg: "here is the PDF."