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Re:JSON vs. XML with Douglas Crockford by recursive on Thursday April 06, 2023 @11:58AM (#35470258)
I mean... but it is? They're not wrong. Either the marketing works or it doesn't, but it's not false. If it works, then it's good marketing. If it doesn't, then the marketers don't know their market.
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Re:JSON vs. XML with Douglas Crockford by Joker_vD on Thursday April 06, 2023 @01:23PM (#35471533)
Ah yes, "this cereal is asbestos-free!" kind of marketing. It's on the same page with non-GMO salt.
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Re:JSON vs. XML with Douglas Crockford by dylan604 on Thursday April 06, 2023 @01:28PM (#35471596)
Exactly. It doesn't really matter that the claim is technically true, it just has no bearing whatsoever on the product itself.
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