Via Newsforge, The Register:
Microsoft has tendered its resignation from the consortium governing the OpenGL standard, signalling an intention to go it alone with its Direct3D graphics platform.
I have a feeling that the OpenGL and Open Source communities will loose on this, but the article is optimistic:
The sheer number of applications that require the presence of OpenGL suggests that Microsoft will continue to support it, even though its priorities lie elsewhere.
Time will tell.