Also to your point, yes, Ethereum is not as decentralized as some would like to claim, either from a stakeholder perspective, or from a mining perspective, or even from a 'who holds the power' perspective. I suspect that's what makes it so efficient though, in terms of changing protocol, or making decisions on behalf of stakeholders.
[1] http://247cryptonews.com/vericoin-lack-integrity-bailout-min...
[2] https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/official-nxt-decision-blockc...
[3] http://www.newsbtc.com/2014/12/17/opal-recovers-1-7-million-...