Re: [xml-dev] Why I Like Longhorn and XAML

["Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@simonstl.com>]

clbullar@ingr.com (Bullard, Claude L (Len)) writes:
>Still, I'm awfully glad to see Microsoft stick their necks out this
>far. Guts and moxie are thrilling even if risky.  Too many vested
>companies won't take risks and MS seems to thrive on them.

The only risk they're taking with XAML is a backlash against their
arrogance in discarding things that are already out there, but not owned
by them.

I suppose that's a genuine risk, but not something they're likely to
lose sleep over.