Why are we beset with this nonsense?

>>59881834
We aren't. What website besides ebay uses it?

JPEG is still better anyway.
https://github.com/google/guetzli

>>59881875
Wikia have recently switched to webp and it is shitting up all image searches. Google is pushing webps to towards the top of searches as well.

Presumably Google wants us all to save image space to make room for the coming 2MB of react javascript and stylesheets coming in their next responsive site demands.

>>59882515
google has an interest to improve the internet in general because they will profit from more people looking at more targeted ads.

it is a botnet but relax it's not a conspiracy

>>59881875
Amazon

Why are we still using JPEG when JPEG 2000 has existed for practically two decades?

>>59882888
Patents.

>>59882888
parents

>>59882515
>2MB of react javascript and stylesheets
You do know that Google is using GWT, right?
It's an entirely different kind of hell.