Is the Open Cloud Manifesto doomed even before it's officially announced?

Well, if not, it's certainly been hampered. Why? The top three cloud platforms have decided not to participate. So it looks like IBM, Sun, Cisco and a host of smaller companies will be on hand to represent the new Open Cloud Manifesto when it is announced on March 30. And some say Cisco's support may be iffy. But who will not be among the list of supporters are Microsoft, Amazon and Google. How can you claim to have a true examination of what the future should hold for cloud computing without the active participation of even one of those three companies? And what about Salesforce.com, a cloud champion in its own right. Word is they aren't in the group of supporters either.

As reported on the GigaOm site on March 27, Google will not be a part of the manifesto crowd.

Stacey Higginbotham, of GigaOm wrote:

"Spokesman Jon Murchinson emailed me to say, “While we are not a party to the manifesto, Google is a strong advocate of cloud computing, given the substantial benefits for consumers and businesses. We value industry dialog that results in more and better delivery of software and services via the Internet, and appreciate IBM’s leadership and commitment in this area. We continue to be open to interoperability with all vendors and any data.”