For the record, Dave Winer didn't come up with SOAP, and didn't do with a "bunch of folks from Microsoft". SOAP sucks and it's largely due to MS' influence, but

For the record, Dave Winer didn't come up with SOAP, and didn't do with a "bunch of folks from Microsoft". SOAP sucks and it's largely due to MS' influence, but Winer merely came up with XML-RPC, which is pretty close to Damien's idea that maybe POST is enough. Not that I'm a Winer fan -- his behavior oddly reflects his surname -- but facts is facts. Dave understands the need for simplicity, and needless to say, the SOAP folks don't.