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Pretty sure that JPEG won the format war for the next JPEG, decades ago.

No one wants this. The benefits just don't outweigh the headaches in compatibility and content duplication. JPEG is good enough, and always has been. We'll all be happier by celebrating such a impactful technology than grousing and constantly trying to fix what ain't broken.

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> Pretty sure that JPEG won the format war for the next JPEG, decades ago.

JPEG for lossy image formats, PNG for lossless.

and SVG for vector-vased.

Yeah nah. The scripting support (both direct and via styling) makes shipping SVG a complete hell. Aggressive (restrictive) CSP policies actually degrade and break SVG styling because of that. And it's absolutely necessary if you allow direct SVG linking / opening.

If anything, SVG is the one image format most in need of replacement.

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