"What they need to do is put forward a compression system for HTML/Javascript"
Interesting, but I'd prefer GETTING RID OF THE JAVASCRIPT instead. And I think the HTTP protocol already allows for compressed data transfer over 'teh intarwebs'...
/me points out that you can't turn a pig into something that's not a pig. Javascript in HTML is what it is. A pig. A really FAT pig that gains LOTS of weight over time, and eats bandwidth+CPU without ever getting full...