As a designer and developer, the buzz words "HTML 5"  inspire both excitement and irritation. There is a lot of misinformation and a ton of geek politics infused into the term. Much of it stems from a childish clash of egos between two behemoth companies, Adobe and Apple. There are many sites on the web which will give you a breakdown of why each is bad, but this almost always results in a limited and very narrow view of the matter. This article seeks to isolate the aspects that matter most to you, the client.