"It's weird that Microsoft is going this way, it lacks courage, it lacks philosophy, it's not consistent with what Microsoft already knows about the Internet, imho."

Dave Winer's excellent article on why Hailstorm might not work. I think Dave's right in identifying Hailstorm as a huge event and a big change in The Way Things Will Be. Either that, or Microsoft's pulling the biggest fake to the hoop in computer history.