Re: Microsoft and XForms

In a message dated 1/28/2004 2:26:19 AM GMT Standard Time, 
dharmesh@edgeipk.com writes:

> Yesterday I was at the Microsoft Conf where Bill Gates previewed Longhorn
> the next version of windows.
> 
> When the architects behind Avalon presented this component a question was
> raised about supporting UI standards such as XForms. The answer was at this
> stage MS needed to provide more than the standards offered, so they were
> going ahead with using XAML (XML Application Markup Language).
> 
> My interpretation to this is MS is not going to support XForms unless there
> is a benefit to them, rather than for the benefits of the standard.
> 
> Does this group agree? If so what does it mean for XForms?
> 

I agree in the sense that I think it is quite likely that Microsoft won't 
support XForms, at least in the short term.

Microsoft's InfoPath targets a different space than XForms, although there is 
significant overlap.

Andrew Watt