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<body class='hmmessage'>I think if you were to take a fairly pragmatic view you could likely build a roadmap of uptake by large businesses and how that could help drive real world grassroots experiences of open technologies (openid oauth poco etc).<br><br>Assuming one isn't already around.<br><br>steven<br>http://livz.org<br><br>> From: jernst+openid.net@netmesh.us<br>> To: chris.messina@gmail.com; sccpffm@gmail.com<br>> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:36:53 -0700<br>> CC: openid-general@lists.openid.net<br>> Subject: Re: [OpenID] Facebook Cooperation with German Email Providers?<br>> <br>> On Aug 25, 2009, at 11:50, Chris Messina wrote:<br>> <br>> > It's using OpenID in a perfectly legitimate way — just not how most <br>> > of us expect it to be used (i.e. with a user-facing interface).<br>> <br>> This could be an example of using OpenID white lists and black lists <br>> as a strategic business tool. It had to happen sooner or later.<br>> <br>> Is "my users can log into important site X faster than my <br>> competitor's" worth some money? You bet ... Would somebody at <br>> important site X realize that sooner or later? Absolutely ...<br>> <br>> [This is speculation on my part; I have no inside knowledge.]<br>> <br>> Cheers,<br>> <br>> <br>> Johannes.<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> general mailing list<br>> general@lists.openid.net<br>> http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-general<br><br /><hr />With Windows Live, you can organize, edit, and share your photos. <a href='http://www.windowslive.com/Desktop/PhotoGallery' target='_new'>Click here.</a></body>
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