Gates Embraces Web Service Interoperability

djh101010 writes "In a CNN article which looks more like something out of The Onion, Bill Gates expresses his interest in participating in interoperability with rival technologies, through common standards. Specifically mentioned are IBM's WebSphere, and Linux. 'We're being as inclusive as we can,' Gates said of Microsoft's role in the cross-platform project. 'This is a fabric for someone to do e-commerce that's independent of the operating systems that are out there.'

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Re:Microsoft is hedging its bets.

[crazyphilman]

Ah, Slashdotland... The straw man every MS-man on Slashdot trots out to try and discredit anti-microsoft opinions (and in this case, a pro-microsoft opinion you didn't read all the way through). Finger pointed, you say "Only you freaky Slashdotters in Slashdot land feel this way" (actually it's halfway between straw man and ad hominem). Funny. But, let's calm you down a little; maybe then you'll go back and read my post.

First of all, I'm not entirely anti-Microsoft. I work with Microsoft tools all day, and have a windows machine at home for development. I program using Visual Studio .Net, so I do happen to have some expertise in the area we are discussing. And, what I've been programming lately is -- surprise! -- Web services.

IF you take the two minutes it'll take even a slow reader to read my post, and RTFP, you'll see the point I was trying to make, you big dummy.

That point is: it is GOOD BUSINESS to interoperate. So, Microsoft is going to interoperate because Microsoft doesn't like getting shut out of markets.

Now, run along and RTFP.