Standard runtime environment to target instead of the 'mess' of ((DOM + CSS + JS) x browsers) we have now? This is what I've always wanted. When the web first

Standard runtime environment to target instead of the 'mess' of ((DOM + CSS + JS) x browsers) we have now? This is what I've always wanted. When the web first took off, I was constantly whining about how remote application UIs were going to get shoehorned into the model of document layout, of all things. It seemed short-sighted and dumb. In retrospect, I'm not sure the web could have become what it is with something more like java applets, flash, or AJAX in the forefront. Document layout isn't what we're really doing, but it's a simple starting point that everyone can get behind.