I wanted to wait before I threw this one out since a few weeks back I heard a respectable MS Developer clearly say, "...COM & DCOM is dead". The content of the presentation was about XML. However, during a break I ask the speaker what exactly he meant by saying, "COM & DCOM is dead." Again, he comfirmed the fact that COM is a dead and compared it to DDE. He continued saying, "DDE is still available but no longer being used - that's where COM & DCOM is ." (I think I'm para-phrasing the last sentence)

I don't doubt that at some point COM & DCOM will probably be out dated technology but to say that at this point in the game I feel is a little harsh. I was wondering if I can get some input back from all of you on this topic.