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Microsoft Loses Passport

Posted by michael on from the apply-at-consulate-for-new-one dept.

nikkoslack copies and pastes: "Microsoft is abandoning one of its most controversial attempts to dominate the Internet after rival companies banded together to oppose it and consumers failed to embrace it. The Redmond software company said Wednesday it would stop trying to persuade Web sites to use its Passport service, which stores consumers' credit-card and other information as Internet users surf from place to place."

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  1. second negative post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    fuck microsoft

  2. It's gotta be the name by rtstyk · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I think the name 'Passport' was to foreign and people got scared that they will be shipped somewhere where they don't spink Engrish so noone applied. d.

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  3. Downfall? by Albinofrenchy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Wow, it's looking bad for MS. Firefox, IE exploits, linux sneaking up on them, and their attempt to be big brother now fails too. I'll be sure to toss a rose on the casket when the giant dies off for sure, albeit a black rose.

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  4. No X-mas Party Either by Foofoobar · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Just heard from some sources on the M$ campus that in order to save money, Microsoft cancelled their X-mas party. Word is that they did it to save money.

    This is the latest in Microsofts attempts to stem bleeding by cutting employee benefits; the first round cut free sodas (a classic sign in dot bomb times of impending doom), then they cut insurance benefits and towels in the changing rooms. Then they cut contractors and their game production. Now they are cutting Christmas parties?? They have also announced that they are moving more jobs to Tsunami country and are building a larger facility over there.

    Things are not looking good in monopoly land when the 800 pound gorilla comes to the party covered in band-aids.

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  5. Re:no trust... no passport by farble1670 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    These are (oddly enough) the same stumbling blocks that continue to stump them with all product releases

    compared to what? MS is the most successful software company ever, period. if you somehow think that MS is faltering, or losing market share, or doesn't know what's going on in any way you need to read something other than /. the fact that passport was abandoned means nothing. every successful company makes forays into new territory and fails some of the time.

    all of this BS about FF being poised to overtake IE is an example. you think MS was taken by surprise? MS could easily implement everything that FF does and has. FF is nothing to them. the vast majority of internet users don't even understand that there are different browsers.