Browsers solve the compatibility problem (ie. write once run everywhere) and they do it better than any other technology that has yet been devised. Java tried

Browsers solve the compatibility problem (ie. write once run everywhere) and they do it better than any other technology that has yet been devised. Java tried to do that back in the 90's with Applets but it never really caught on. I do find it unfortunate that a lot of sites, who's main purpose is to display some text, take advantage of the power of javascript to make the reading experience nearly as annoying as possible.