No XML Binaries? Buy Hardware

http://news.com.com/Cisco+spends+135+million+on+XML+firm/2100-1036_3-6160998
.html?tag=ne.fd.mnbc

If XML has such a negligible impact on performance, why do companies like
Cisco and IBM buy small companies that build XML hardware accelerators?

I accept that one wants to find out what the bottlenecks are, but I can't
accept that companies this big spending this much money haven't.

len