> Does anyone know why they are still in widespread use?
Because of a lack of things compelling people to change them until it causes a breakage. And then when it does cause a breakage, most people would rather move heaven and earth to complain, research workarounds, etc. rather than just change it. (Institutional structures can also make "just" changing it far harder than that should be.)
Because of a lack of things compelling people to change them until it causes a breakage. And then when it does cause a breakage, most people would rather move heaven and earth to complain, research workarounds, etc. rather than just change it. (Institutional structures can also make "just" changing it far harder than that should be.)