Also, because the "mainstream" press is mostly focused on SOAP because the vendors buying ad space in their magazines, etc. can sell SOAP solutions. There's ve

Also, because the "mainstream" press is mostly focused on SOAP because the vendors buying ad space in their magazines, etc. can sell SOAP solutions. There's very little on the REST side that's being sold (but, for good and bad, people are figuring out how to lie about that, too).