Are you arguing that we should have embraced Java Applets and ActiveX controls, because they are binary formats, hence more efficient? HTTP is NOT a communicati

Are you arguing that we should have embraced Java Applets and ActiveX controls, because they are binary formats, hence more efficient? HTTP is NOT a communication protocol, it is an APPLICATION protocol. HTTP is an application on top of a transport layer, HTTP, just like SMTP, IRC, FTP, IMAP etc etc is just a protocol that describes applications. It is not TCP or UDP and SHOULD NOT BE!