[OpenID] Weighing In on TechCrunch's "Is OpenID Being Exploited By The Big Internet Companies?"

[George Fletcher]

Creating critical mass via the OP side helps the chicken-and-egg 
problem. What I don't agree with from the article is that it benefits 
the "large companies" to not accept 3rd party OpenIDs. I think that is a 
false statement. Accepting 3rd party OpenIDs benefits any ad supported 
site because it increases viewership.

My thoughts posted at 
http://practicalid.blogspot.com/2008/03/is-aol-exploiting-openid.html.

Thanks,
George

David Recordon wrote:
> If you haven't seen it yet, TechCrunch posted this morning asking the  
> question of if the big companies will really become relying parties.   
> Their article is at http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/24/is-openid-being-exploited-by-the-big-internet-companies/ 
>   and I just posted some of my thoughts too http://daveman692.livejournal.com/330423.html 
> .  John McCrea of Plaxo also posted his thoughts http://therealmccrea.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/openid-smackdown/ 
> .
>
> What do you all think about the balance between large companies being  
> providers (helping to create an ecosystem where everyone will have an  
> OpenID) versus also becoming relying parties?
>
> --David
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