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RE: ebXML & Microsoft's Business Collaboration Framework
I think the article was staged to get publicity for Cefact and ebXML.
Nothing more.
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>To: Dwight Andrews <
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>Subject: RE: [EDI-L] ebXML & Microsoft's Business Collaboration Framework
>Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:09:06 -0500 (EST)
>
>On Tue, 24 Feb 2004, Dwight Andrews wrote:
>
> > Now I don't know if Microsoft was trying to buy Ray and Klaus. And I
> > don't know if they even "turned their back on ebXML". What I do know is
> > that they received a lot of publicity out of the article.
>
>Dwight,
>
>It could be that I'm not wise to the ways of the world, but what confuses
>me most is what kind of advantage greater use of Microsoft's BCF standards
>could provide them. I expect that these new BCF standards will remain
>free for use without royalty fees, just as is ebXML. I also can't imagine
>Microsoft using their embrace-and-extend approach to help lock-in users to
>a single eBusiness solution with them spearheading standards development
>from the get-go. What are your thoughts on their motivation with this?
>
>Ultimately, I wonder how this will affect others' support for ebXML stuff.
>
> > >I'm not sure it should be that puzzling. Seems to me (I don't recall
> > >the details too clearly) that just after the ebXML specifications were
> > >finalized, that IBM did it's best to distance itself from ebXML by
> > >helping to start up WS-I and carry the Web Services banner.
>
> > >Frankly, this rings of the aspect of standards that annoys me the most.
> > >Politics and competition. They say the beauty of standards is that
> > >there are so many to choose from. That's because, when you get right
> > >down to it, there isn't a single business that's in it for altruistic
> > >reasons...they're looking for their niche, their advantage. And if
> > >that means changing sides or doing end runs around the other guy, then
> > >that's what they're going to do. On the other hand, the fun part is
> > >watching everybody do the next big thing gavotte every 6-18 months.
>
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