Most midi controllers support 14 but resolution using msb and lsb transmission - iirc this is part of the general midi specification, not a hack. I agree that

Most midi controllers support 14 but resolution using msb and lsb transmission - iirc this is part of the general midi specification, not a hack. I agree that there are plenty of things to improve on the old midi spec, but I think for a lot of people the issues are irrelevant - while physical midi is 31k, most people I encounter now use multiple soft synths in their DAWs, and aren't even aware of the original spec and speed of midi (unlike back in the day with multiple synths chained off a single midi output on an atari ST where it was definitely an issue). I remember zipi, which promised similar useful changes and came to nothing - I think for the vast majority of people midi doesn't get in the way of their work. Did mlan also promise similar improvements?