Webfonts were great when most computers only had a handful of good fonts pre-installed. Thanks to font creation and buying by Apple, Microsoft, Google, and other folks, most computers have good - no, great - fonts installed, and they're a great option if you want to not load a separate font.
R. Doubleday. MX Design Conference 2005 website, (23.09.2005)Paper presented at the MX Design Conference 2005: Design Perspectives Envisioning design for the XXI century. October 26th, 27th, 28th, 2005.