[o1o1o1]

While I like the idea of using it in a graphics application, I have to say that I do not see the advantage of using it in a web application instead of a simple CSS solution.

Can someone enlighten me as to what advantage a font solution would have for displaying bar charts?

[Etheryte]

For one, it remains readable for users using accessibility devices. You can do the same for the simple CSS solution, but based on experience, nearly no one does. Accessibility should be mandatory, but unfortunately it's often at best an afterthought.

[helpfulContrib]

For audio applications, high performance display updates are important.

The richer the font, the higher-performance the GUI in these cases.

Render 4,000 independent graphic objects as quickly as possible? May as well let the operating systems text rendering pipeline do all the work .. as long as the typography is rich, it can result in a superlative user experience.