Removing ServiceStack from the running for now for the following reasons listed in the "EXTENDED DESCRIPTION".

https://github.com/ServiceStack/ServiceStack/wiki/Run-servicestack-side-by-side-with-another-web-framework

...and...

https://github.com/ServiceStack/ServiceStack/wiki/Create-your-first-webservice
<- primarily the configuration. It requires additional loops to jump
through in regards to Windows Azure hosting and installation on tablets
and other devices that I will be doing development on.