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  • There are already several competing (but incomplete) proprietary XML business languages
  • Some companies have already made substantial investments in nonstandard solutions
  • Some industrial consortia have made substantial investments in industry-specific XML languages
  • Some big vendors derive substantial income from the professional services needed to integrate systems using different business languages
  • Some big vendors have built solutions around proprietary XML languages

The economic advantages of complete interoperability will outweigh all these considerations in the long run.

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