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You forgot to mention the number one reason:

Pure HTML makes for better promotional viability. When a WYSIWIG editor doesn't get things perfect (which is, uh, always), it inevitably throws in superfluous code to cover it's tracks. Which is why you see things like:

</P></P></P></P></P>

Not only does this weigh down the page's filesize (and slow down the loading process, as you've mentioned), but it also dilutes the valid content and creates a tangle for SE spiders. Certainly something to consider.

Great article, though. Obviously, I agree. Pure HTML rules!