well thats the dilemma...you are at the mercy of the web browser designers...if they want to bloat then we have to go along with it.Any ideas as to what sql-db's can get tossed Using AdBlock Plus, Redirect Cleaner, Better Privacy, YouTube HTML5, and FireFTP here. libxul is ginormous at 41Mb/91Mb.
Even mozilla themselves have admitted they have overused sqlite.
regardless of how 'modern' the hardware is ... excessive code and data storage is still inefficient....why not let fast machinery truly reap the benefits of its speed.
One of the main bottle necks at the moment is handling large databases stuffed with irrelevant data ... remember web servers have multi cpu and large amounts of ram as the databases are the main load factor.
mike
Also amuses me that there are web browsers larger than the operating systems I use BEFORE the data harvesting begins.