You know, making an effective favicon probably would take a lot of time. There is just not enough room. I would say it is akin to shoving a complex program in

You know, making an effective favicon probably would take a lot of time. There is just not enough room. I would say it is akin to shoving a complex program into a handful of bytes. That being said, this particular favicon was not so much designed as resized, and so I totally agree that they got ripped off!