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On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 at 18:06, Costello, Roger L. <costello@mitre.org> wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > Clearly the marketplace does not believe that XML is appropriate/good for every type of data. > > Consider: > > - Although there is an XML format for image data (SVG), well vector graphics rather than images. > most images in use today are not formatted as XML/SVG. Most images are formatted as binary JPEG, GIF, PNG, etc. files. > > Why is that? Most images on the web are pictures of pet cats on facebook, and it's hard to get a scalable vector rendition of your pet cat. If you _had_ a scalable vector version of the image, svg might be the format of choice. David
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