AS a web developer, I'll +1 Kurt on this one. The doctype bullshit is gone, and we now FINALLY have a "one version to bind them". XHTML vs HTML is stupid as hell. We finally get a modern, "all in one" solution that doesn't require the XML bullshit that XHTML 1.0 needs. Granted - there's some shit in there I don't want in there - but I'll just stay away when I'm developing.
Let's face it - the web is no longer focused on Gopher-like information presentation and gathering any longer. Live with it.