It's been a long time coming, but this is great to see, from Steven Martin's blog.  I began the SOA journey with Microsoft in 2002, and it's great to see not only the external validation of the platform, but also to hear in the most recent earnings release that, despite the downturn, the server and tools business within Microsoft is growing at 15%.

http://blogs.msdn.com/stevemar/archive/2009/01/27/microsoft-positioned-in-the-leaders-quadrant-of-latest-magic-quadrants-for-application-infrastructure.aspx