Web Services based on SOAP and WSDL are “Web” in name only. In fact, they are a hostile overlay of the Web based on traditional enterprise middleware architectural styles that has fallen far short of expectations over the past decade.
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IMHO, Gartner's entire business model is to hype new technologies to IT middle managers in a constant cycle of "existing technology is crap, but your salvation is in the next rev".
Gartner is vendor sports at its worst.
What's next in the Hype Cycle, Gartner? A new Magic Quadrant PDF for merely $250?
I guess it gives people something to discuss on the golf course.