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MS Withdraws From WC3 Web Services Working Group

Posted by timothy on from the rather-withdrawn dept.

slashusrslashbin writes "CNet is reporting that Microsoft has broken with a key Web Services standard effort. Apparently the W3C 'is not the only vehicle in which to impact and evaluate a set of technologies.' Evaluating them in a massive monopoly is probably just as good..."

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  1. Re:IBM by SN74S181 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    When has any commercial concern who produced a 'market leading web browser' paid much attention at all to the W3C? Netscape certainly didn't, back when they produced one. In fact, one of the biggest Netscape innovations was proprietary extensions that only their server technology provided. They had a whole business plan and planned revenue stream built around that notion.

    I exclusively use Mozilla these days, so I am quite glad that Netscape failed.

  2. Ms vs. IBM by Burb · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Sun issued a statement condemning the move, saying that "IBM and (Microsoft) have now moved away from a leadership position in Web services standards and become a disruptive force in the industry."

    I read this, thought "I bet the slashdotters will denounce Big Bill and leave IBM alone". Was I right?

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  3. Re:Microsoft has never followed standards by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Do they really? Set standards that is?

    In order to qualify as a standard I think that it should at least be possible for another vendor to offer an implementation of the standard.

    I cant think of any "Standard" that Microsoft has set that anyone else has successfully/easilly actually implemented to make an interoperable client.

    Certainly some good efforts have been made, eg. Samba.