Looks like Microsoft has thrown in the standards towel over Web Services.

“When two Microsoft representatives turned up at the first meeting of the panel, you might be forgiven for thinking that maybe the company was considering working with the W3C to make sure that BPEL4WS worked with the future standard. Especially as BEA is already taking part. But the Microsoft reps took a look at what was going on and promptly quit the panel.”

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