[brwr]

Based on the general consensus that the DOM sucks, do you think there will be any movement to make change to/replace it in the future? If not, why?

[dominic_cocch]

I sincerely doubt it, since it would require a massive overhaul of everything from browsers to JS itself most likely.

The trend has been to use less HTML and more CSS to style it. HTML5 is also an attempt to extend the DOM's capabilities and also make it more semantic.