Re: [xml-dev] RE: James Clark: XML versus the Web

["Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@simonstl.com>]

On 12/5/10 8:20 PM, Simon St.Laurent wrote:
> On 12/5/10 6:35 PM, Michael Kay wrote:
>> XML doesn't need
>> hyperlinking functionality; it needs improved modelling of relationships.
>
> XML doesn't need hyperlinking, but the Web does. That's one key
> ingredient of XML's failure to reach the server-side.

Argh - correction.

XML doesn't need hyperlinking, but the Web does.  That's one key 
ingredient of XML's failure to reach _beyond_ the server-side.

Apologies to anyone who comes in Monday to find this at the end of about 
100 weekend emails.

Thanks,
-- 
Simon St.Laurent
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