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Carlos Tabora · #3 (**permalink**) 05-01-2007, 02:05 PM

Yes, the Internet was first created to be a communication system for the U.S. military, but it has evolved to what it is now. Unfortunately, it will be a very long time before the Internet gets any significant upgrades. The current format is so widely adopted it would take nothing short of a complete Internet meltdown for the current version to be discarded. Much like the MP3 file format, many people (musicians, songwriters, record labels, etc.) wish that it never existed because the digital rights controls were never put in place. Now, even though several companies have tried to introduce a new format, they'll never have the same popularity or widespread adoption that MP3 has. But back to the Internet, companies that have websites built on Web 1.0 are going to milk it for as long as they can before they upgrade. MySpace has a horrible reputation of having one of the worst websites ever built. But with 100 million users, they can't run the risk of overhauling the site and losing millions of users during the transition process. They're actually pretty smart about getting as much revenue as they can now before their site loses all stability. Coders and programmers make fun of the MySpace architecture on a daily basis.