Via Mart, I had a suspicion that this would happen, and seems like I was right.
First it was Biztalk needing WSS as a pre-requisite, then Project Server running on top of WSS, and then there was speculation that there would be a product merge between CMS and Portal Server.
“Via WSSDemo.com and eWeek we can read that the next versions of MS CRM and Axapta will use WSS for additional functionality.
“The Redmond, Wash., company is building out functionality across its MBS product suite, which includes Great Plains, Axapta, Navision, Solomon and Microsoft CRM, that will enable users to leverage WSS' prebuilt business process applications as a starting point for integrating components and, in a lightweight fashion, enable users to build composite applications...“