People are arguing about which layout is better since web exists. Some like it fixed, others prefer it fluid (or elastic). I always used fluid layouts, mostly because I really hate to see narrow column with unreadable small text on the screen with large resolution - and I used to see it a lot. Naturally - large companies going after broad audience don't want to alienate even tiny portion of potential customers and always go with [W:lowest common denominator]. Lately, though, I start noticing these ugly sites disappear. To confirm my guess, I went to [W:Google analytics] for my blog and looked at screen resolution for clients that access this site. Wow... you guys! More...