Uh-oh, rabid OS geek...

The patent on GIF expires, Unisys isn't going to renew and guess what - critical mass wins. PNG is doomed.

VHS vs Beta anyone?

And besides, GIF's don't have to be ugly or restricted to 256 colors. I've seen pleanty of untalented people produce horrible looking PNG graphics. It's not the format that necessarily sucks but the monkey behind the keyboard

But hey, why use logic - extremism is so much more fun!