Why exactly isn't MEF a DI/IoC container?

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It's been said on the blogosphere and by Microsoft themselves that MEF isn't another IoC container.

OK...but why? It seems the same to me. Maybe it's not as good as Unity or Castle Windsor, but it still fits the definition, doesn't it?

Why isn't MEF an IoC Container like Unity or Castle Windsor?

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