Too fast too soon? How long have we been using HTML 4.01? I'm personally glad xhtml 2 is going in the direction it is. XML is the saving grace for alot of tasks, and xhtml 2 is a complete xml application that seems to give more usability to people who use it. While people like
http://www.diveintomark.org hate it, others like
http://www.w3future.com/ use it and love it.
We'll see what happens when a final recommendation is published