> Look how much better PNG is than GIF and realize it only succeeded in replacing it (for static images) because of the Unisys patent suits, not because it’s so much better.
GIF being limited to 8bpp would have meant that it would have been replaced eventually anyway.
The problem with these formats is that they don’t offer enough of an advantage to overcome the disadvantage of have less than the enormous install base of JPEG. Look how much better PNG is than GIF and realize it only succeeded in replacing it (for static images) because of the Unisys patent suits, not because it’s so much better.