1.	I know people are paying attention to SOAP in Silicon Valley, more than I ever thought they would. But what is it that they're paying attention to?
2.	Is it a way to hook into Microsoft's next generation of software? Or is it something greater?
3.	Another way of asking the question -- is it the next generation of COM, one that runs over the Internet, or is it the next layer on the Internet itself?
4.	Ponder that for a moment.