No, it wasn't developed to work in all browsers - jpgs don't work well in text-mode browsers like w3m or lynx. Likewise, jpgs of text are worthless to things li

No, it wasn't developed to work in all browsers - jpgs don't work well in text-mode browsers like w3m or lynx. Likewise, jpgs of text are worthless to things like screenreaders, and there's no useful info in the alt text. jpgs of text also don't work with people who have tools to style pages so they can read them better. Ironically if they had've just used simple text, it would have worked in all browsers. In addition to this, the OP suggests ways in which it doesn't work well. Just because something 'works', doesn't mean it can't be significantly improved.