None of these things require HTML 5, and all of the worthwhile things had workable implementations before HTML 5.
Formal specifications for things that had de facto cross-browser support for multiple browser generations are nice, but not amazing.
"This is the first time our core platform has seen any serious evolution since HTML4.01 was published in 1999!"
And that's just simply untrue, but oh, well.
"I'm amazed to see so many web developers unexcited by HTML 5. This is the first time our core platform has seen any serious evolution since HTML4.01 was published in 1999!"
And I'm boggled to see such giddy fanboyism modded up so high.
Can you list _worthwhile things had workable implementations before HTML 5_ and the stuff they implemented before HTML5?
<canvas>? <video>? local storage?
With Canvas, you might have a point, though it makes a poor justification for the rest of HTML 5. I've yet to need Canvas for anything, though. Video is silly to even ask about. Google Gears rather predated HTML 5 local storage.
Now, give me something I couldn't do before with nearly-universal plugins.
Formal specifications for things that had de facto cross-browser support for multiple browser generations are nice, but not amazing.
"This is the first time our core platform has seen any serious evolution since HTML4.01 was published in 1999!"
And that's just simply untrue, but oh, well.
"I'm amazed to see so many web developers unexcited by HTML 5. This is the first time our core platform has seen any serious evolution since HTML4.01 was published in 1999!"
And I'm boggled to see such giddy fanboyism modded up so high.