Some changes are necessary to support new features, but research is needed on modular designs that promote evolution while ensuring compatibility and bi-directional file conversion. The Java movement is a step in the right direction, since it proposes to support platform independence, but its struggles indicate the difficulty of the problems. Network access variety is a third problem. This 100-fold speedup requires careful planning to accommodate. Since many web pages contain large graphics, providing user control of byte counts would be advantageous.
Most browsers allow users to inhibit graphics, but more flexible strategies are needed.
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