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eBay Retires MS Passport Sign-In

Posted by samzenpus on from the verify-this dept.

fihzy writes "eBay have announced they will retire Microsoft Passport Sign-In and .NET alerts. The Microsoft Passport Directory of Sites has been discontinued, too. Is Microsoft's Single Sign-On vision edging towards oblivion?"

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  1. Edging into oblivion? by douthitb · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did I miss something? Was Microsoft's single sign-on vision ever in danger of becoming main stream?

  2. Microsoft Bob redux. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    enough said...

  3. LOL by Anonymous+Crowhead · · Score: 4, Funny

    I read that as 'requires' instead of 'retires' and gleefully clicked on read more to see the frothing at the mouth that I assumed every single post would contain. What a disappointment.

  4. A Directory Page revision for MS... by BrynM · · Score: 4, Funny
    .NET Passport - Directory of Site(s)

    The .NET Passport service offers streamlined sign-in at a wide range of Web sites and services that are soley owned by Microsoft.

    We have discontinued our Site Directory because nobody really trusts us and few people really care, but you'll know when you can use your Passport to make sign-in easier and the marketing data more easily collected. Just look for the .NET Passport Sign In button! We have one at least. You can use the Passport account you created to get us to stop bothering you about it after your Windows or Microsoft Office install process. One day, the powerful Passport login will give you exclusive access to Security Patches, Updates and Service Packs. Why not get used to it now?

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    US Democracy:The best person for the job (among These pre-selected choices...)
  5. Wait a second... by iamzack · · Score: 3, Funny

    What is this E-bay?

  6. Yes, yes it is and here's why by Weaselmancer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is Microsoft's Single Sign-On vision edging towards oblivion?

    Yes, the MS single sign on is going away and here's why. Anyone from Redmond reading this, listen up.

    Microsoft is not the Internet.

    I know, I know it's hard to believe...but it's true. The online community is actually *much larger* than Microsoft's vision for it.

    This is why "embrace and extend" (and then make incompatible) keeps failing as a strategy.

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    Weaselmancer
    rediculous.
  7. One compromise, multiple 0wnz by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny


    I hope not, I so liked the idea of having one login that if compromised would allow access to multiple sites for multiple micheiveous activities. This is why I used my .NET passport like I use the air I breathe, all the time.

    Please say it ain't so! How else can I be throroughly humiliated with just one account being cracked?