[OpenID] Musing on FaceBook, OpenID and the next mountain to climb

[Johannes Ernst]

On 2008/08/01, at 14:09, Paul Trevithick wrote:
> The problem is that this isn’t a technical issue. FB currently has  
> no business incentive to use open technologies ...

I would have said the same thing about Yahoo, AOL etc.... nevertheless  
they have decided to go the open route.

I would agree with you, but have been proven wrong. Let's simply see  
what they will do ... I do know that several people from the community  
have been rolling out the red carpet to them ... whether they walk  
over it is there own choice. Invited they clearly are.

Cheers,



Johannes.



Johannes Ernst
NetMesh Inc.


   http://netmesh.info/jernst

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