Why Apache-Style and Not XML?

Simple configs sometimes require lots of XML, which is sometimes hard to read and mentally parse, especially for time-pressed sysadmins. For example, what's easier to read at a glance?
threads 10
file /some/file/somewhere
or
<config>
<threads>10</threads>
<file>/some/file/somewhere</file>
</config>

Simple configs sometimes require lots of XML, which is sometimes hard to read and mentally parse, especially for time-pressed sysadmins. For example, what's easier to read at a glance?