I think everyone is being too pessimistic on the subject of XSLT 2.0. In a
previous lifetime, when I was Chairman of the OASIS XSLT Conformance
Committee, I was aware of at least 4 XSLT 2.0 development projects or
announced betas. So, even if Microsoft won't have one right away, there will
be XSLT 2.0 processors available. And, some (but not all ;-) of the new
features will draw users and more support as time goes on. XSLT 1.0 didn't
take off overnight either, but it grew as folks discovered its uses.
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