XML? Big deal... I just don't get it

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I've read about XML, and it's nice, but I really don't get what the hoopla is all about. As far as I can tell, XML is a mark-up language that allows one to define one's own tags. Why is this causing so much excitement? What am I missing?

Can someone point me to an article that attempts to explain what is so *revolutionary* about XML?

Thanks!

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