The two important types of application where the use of a service-oriented architecture is not recommended are:
1. Embedded applications in devices where a network connection cannot be guaranteed. These are unlikely to make use of services as there is no guarantee that these services will be available when required.
2. Real-time applications with stringent deadlines, especially those with lots of user interaction e.g. computer games. In these applications, the performance overhead in coding and decoding XML messages is likely to be unacceptable.
