Add the ability to use .xls and .xlsx files for Data Merge

Who wouldn't like that?!

Me! Me!
Or rather: I think the big empty part of Data Merge right now is its inability to handle XML input. Much as I detest XML, it seems like a lot of people would really like that to happen, it does appear to be a Web 2.0 -type technology that it's easy to get the InDesign Marketing team excited about.
It's easy enough to convert XLS/XLSX into CSV (or XML), so I think improving XML would be a better use of scarce resources...
(I can't believe I'm tossing out a vote in favor of XML. Kill me now!)

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