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Originally Posted by skreutzer
Actually, the world is moving more and more towards XML-based formats, which you might even observe with XHTML and EPUB.
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Err, no. I am an Integration Architect and within application integration XML is used less frequent than in the past. It is a bloated format which can cause serious issues in integration. It has it purposes, but is not the holy grail. You are heavily dependent on the schemes to be correct and well known.
Other formats are on the rise, more loosly and also easier to read. At least in my field the use of XML is declining.
In ePUB there is actually no need for X(HT)ML as opposed to HTML. It makes it more complex and adds nothing.