Here's the rub, you're completely right, the problem is for the most part when you don't have rockstars making JSON Pure APIs you end up with half of HTTP redon

Here's the rub, you're completely right, the problem is for the most part when you don't have rockstars making JSON Pure APIs you end up with half of HTTP redone in some god awful manner. I once worked with an API where they implemented their own HTTPS and because their own https didn't support gzip they removed quotes from json keys to save bandwidth. JSON pure probably is better when working with knowledgeable people but REST is better than what most people come up with and when not following REST