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Tim a lot of the heavier equipment is designed to be landed in a crab like that. If you get the chance to taxi behind a Classic 737 when there is any wind you'll see that they crab on the ground because there is some caster built into the main landing gear. The concern on that aircraft is of course dragging an engine using the normal technique of kicking out the crab at the last minute and inputing upwind aileron.
On the CL-65 we are taught to kick it out at the last second, get it on the ground so the ground lift dump spoilers activate, and input the aileron. Our demonstrated crosswind max is 30 knots. If you land with more than 7 degrees of bank when the aircraft is pitched up in the flare you'll drag the wingtips. That's all applicable to the 50 seat or 200 series CL-65. The 700 and 900 sit much higher off the ground.
My tailwheel experience has really come in handy when flying these aircraft if you can believe it. As Joe pointed out the crosswind landing in a jet requires some level of feel and experience. I feel that the experience of wheel landing a taildragger in a stiff crosswind helped prepare me for handling crosswinds. The crew in the video seemed to be suffering from a bit of rectal cranial inversion seeing that they didn't go around much earlier.
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-Jess
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