I've always wondered at the use of "legal" when dealing with document structure. W3C is a neat thing, and XML is too, but I agree that this mass adoption will probably not be so mass.
I personally know the virtues of XML, and use it when I can, however, I agree with SemAdvance's assertion that
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While XML sounds great for large corporations for the average SMB that is online, it is probably not the most important aspect needed to survive in the Internet economy.
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It seems that for every step the W3C takes forward, eventually, they have to take a step back. That's why when
Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, says
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Some things are clearer with hindsight of several years. It is necessary to evolve HTML incrementally. The attempt to get the world to switch to XML, including quotes around attribute values and slashes in empty tags and namespaces all at once didn't work. The large HTML-generating public did not move, largely because the browsers didn't complain. Some large communities did shift and are enjoying the fruits of well-formed systems, but not all. It is important to maintain HTML incrementally, as well as continuing a transition to well-formed world, and developing more power in that world.
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It's a little difficult to toll the absolute adoption of any standard, let alone W3C's. As a method of pushing data feeds, it's fantastic! However, for the type of adoption you're suggestion will happen with the large corporations, only time will tell.