| - 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. | |