Two issues: the problem is semantics not syntax. A binary version of HTML with all the same values a text version of HTML won't change anything. It isn't the

Two issues: the problem is semantics not syntax. A binary version of HTML with all the same values a text version of HTML won't change anything. It isn't the values, it's what done with the values. This is a fix to a problem that doesn't exist. A stricter version of HTML would not have allowed for the progressive enhancement that existed throughout the evolution of HTML.