Why XML has been so successfull

XML was first approved by the W3C as a standard in 1998. Since then the uptake of this standard has been quick and extensive, why is this so?. Peter Abrahams on the IT-Director.com website discusses this topic and describes some of the reasons why XML has had such a great uptake. Peter discusses that the real reason that XML has done well is not because of superior technical capabilities but more about its benefits to business and commercial industry.

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