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> what did it fail at?

To stay. Yes, it's still used. But which new projects are still using XML? Most usage now are remnants from the golden age. Others are old companies who build their culture with XML, and continue to use it, but that's it. XML is not growing anymore, and slowly dying. It's quite like RSS, not dead yet, but not prospering either.



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