XML replacing HTML?
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>>Most of us realize that whoever started the thread obviously got XML & XHTML mixed up. What he means is XHTML.<<
Perhaps, but if implemented properly, XML will replace HTML. Browsers just need to parse it correctly.
True, XML has nothing to do with the presentation of data, but that's the point. HTML blows because it's got both structure and presentation in the same document, which is why the blasted pages are so difficult to maintain and why programs like DW came to be.
XML gives structure and meaning to data. The web is used to share and transmit data. XML is best suited for the web. Humans need data to look nice and be easy to read. Enter CSS, or CSS+Flash. (you still need to mark up and style the reference to the Flash object)
So, mark your data up in XML and make it webeautiful with CSS/Flash. What's so difficult?