Gates: Vista workflow, LINQ extensions to benefit partners

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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said the Community Technology Preview of Windows Vista and Technical Preview of its LINQ Project are aimed at ISVs and developers but that solution providers are fast becoming part of that world.

In an interview with CRN at its Professional Developer's Conference, Microsoft's chief software architect said the forthcoming Windows Workflow Foundation in Vista and LINQ XML query language extensions for C# and Visual Basic, both formally announced at the conference here, afford new opportunities for service partners.