SVG is simpler than CSS because it doesn't tackle the inherently difficult problems of adapting typography and layout to a wide variety of devices and aspect ratios. It is simpler in the same way it is simpler to create a PDF than to create an adaptive layout.
SVG is just scalable vector graphics, like Postscript which is the basis of PDF.
SVG is just scalable vector graphics, like Postscript which is the basis of PDF.