This article compares base64 with gzipped base64 and posits that there isn't too much difference in size. That's not terribly insightful. The only reason base64

This article compares base64 with gzipped base64 and posits that there isn't too much difference in size. That's not terribly insightful. The only reason base64 exists is because of a lack of standardized binary distribution formats, especially over the internet. There is literally no substantive difference between data, and base64 data. I'm actually quite surprised that gzipped data is 2% larger, I'd expect a smaller margin.