The interoperability and microformats are just part of the story. You still need the browser to interpret them and be intelligent. We are currently observing a huge surge in web services. Sort of like Ecipse plugins if you know what I mean. Lots and lots of stuff that does not quite interoprate. The browser has a chance to be the glue between the services. And I agree that it needs to be open and pluggable, 100%. This is what we are trying to do at adaptiveblue.
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The interoperability and microformats are just part of the story. You still need the browser to interpret them and be intelligent. We are currently observing a huge surge in web services. Sort of like Ecipse plugins if you know what I mean. Lots and lots of stuff that does not quite interoprate. The browser has a chance to be the glue between the services. And I agree that it needs to be open and pluggable, 100%. This is what we are trying to do at adaptiveblue.
Cheers,
Alex