Simon Pieters wrote: > > Ease of use, mostly. It's simpler to say: > > <address>665 3rd St.<br> > Suite 207<br> > San Francisco, CA 94107<br> > U.S.A.</address> > > ...than: > > <div class="adr"> > <div class="street-address">665 3rd St.</div> > <div class="extended-address">Suite 207</div> > <span class="locality">San Francisco</span>, > <span class="region">CA</span> > <span class="postal-code">94107</span> > <div class="country-name">U.S.A.</div> > </div>
Ïn all fairness, that's not equivalent information. The first is no way near able to be parsed by a machine, converted to vCard, imported into an address book, etc.
Microformats provide a granularity and flexibility that make them superior to "raw" HTMl for information like this.
Lars Gunther
