FWIW I agree that many of the current internet "features" hinder rather then enhance the web experience. I rarely turn flash on and 95% of what i actually use or need from a web page is the same as it was 10 years ago: ie reading text, downloadind files, banking and forums. Sure i might download the odd video, but thats just playing back a file. So why does it seam the its taking as long to do these things when the hardware is 100 times faster and bigger?