The internet really is limited with the selection of fonts… It seems that there are so few fonts that you can expect the different operating systems to all have, and having other fonts embedded into the page seems dirty and perhaps illegal in some cases…
But Google have a huge growing archive of webfonts, that you can use with one line of meta code (and you can download the fonts themselves to use for graphic design), and you can use these open free fonts on your site, works on all browsers, works fast.
A subtle change in fonts on a webpage can really add a new feel to it, and enhance the style of existing websites.
I would love to make a font set one day, maybe it will end up in the Google font archive…