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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Verdana size=2><SPAN 
class=704485616-07022008>Nico's blog post can be referenced here:&nbsp; <A 
href="http://blogs.verisign.com/innovation/">http://blogs.verisign.com/innovation/</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Verdana size=2><SPAN 
class=704485616-07022008>Gary.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> board-bounces@openid.net 
[mailto:board-bounces@openid.net]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Bill 
Washburn<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 07, 2008 7:01 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 
board@openid.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OpenID board] My blog post supporting 
today's news<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style,new york,times,serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thanks 
Mike,<BR><BR>This is great.&nbsp; I also saw an advance copy of Nico Popp's blog 
article.&nbsp; And I've been in touch with Esther Dyson this morning as 
well.<BR><BR>cheers,<BR>-bill<BR><BR><BR>
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Original Message ----<BR>From: Mike Jones 
&lt;Michael.Jones@microsoft.com&gt;<BR>To: "board@openid.net" 
&lt;board@openid.net&gt;<BR>Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2008 6:43:16 
AM<BR>Subject: [OpenID board] My blog post supporting today's news<BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">FYI, my personal blog post 
supporting today's announcement is now up at <FONT color=navy><SPAN 
style="COLOR: navy"><A href="http://self-issued.info/?p=57" rel=nofollow 
target=_blank 
title=blocked::http://self-issued.info/?p=57>http://self-issued.info/?p=57</A>.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Microsoft's post is also live at 
<FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"><A 
href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08/02-07MSOpenIDPR.mspx" 
rel=nofollow target=_blank 
title=blocked::http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08/02-07MSOpenIDPR.mspx>http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08/02-07MSOpenIDPR.mspx</A>.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
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Should be a fun day!</SPAN></FONT></P>
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-- Mike</SPAN></FONT></P>
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