Yeah, I'd agree with that.<div><br></div><div>I remember when I first saw CardSpace, I thought (and still believe) that was the right metaphor/interface, but if I can't get it on my other devices, it leads to FAIL.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Imagine your cloud-based music listening device of the future. It's got an awesome desktop experience, where you just click the card that you want to sign in as... but the moment you jump to your mobile device, how do you identify yourself? What kind of familiar experience extends from the desktop to your mobile device?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Unfortunately, this is also probably why users and passwords are so dominant. They are the lowest common denominator that will work just about anywhere.</div><div><br></div><div>Chris<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 6:48 PM, Breno <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:breno.demedeiros@gmail.com">breno.demedeiros@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<p>Among the reasons is the portability of credentials, which every usability study indicates is a requirement for wide adoption. The portability problem is actually getting worse fast as mobile devices become a more important piece of the puzzle. </p>
<p></p><blockquote><div class="Ih2E3d">On Feb 11, 2009 4:42 PM, "Chris Messina" <<a href="mailto:chris.messina@gmail.com" target="_blank">chris.messina@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">
<div class="Ih2E3d"><p><font color="#500050">On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Christopher St John <<a href="mailto:ckstjohn@gmail.com" target="_blank">ckstjohn@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
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> On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Chris Messina <<a href="mailto:chris.messina@gmail.com" target="_blank">chris.messina@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
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> > If we ac...</font></p><div>... </div><p><font color="#500050">
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> But in the mean time, it's going against a lot of hard-won wisdom
> to suggest that making th...</font></p><div class="Ih2E3d"><div>Hmm. Ok. Fair enough.</div><div><br></div><div>I don't think I'm being "evil", but perhaps not sensible.</div><div><br>
</div><div>I usually prefer to be pragmatic and incremental in my approaches, but the current situation has me somewhat stymied.</div><div><br></div><div>I like the metaphor of CardSpace, and indeed it could be offered at some point, but for whatever reason, no one seems that keen to implement it for mere mortals.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Any insights into why that is?</div><div><br></div><font color="#888888"><div>Chris</div><div> </div></font></div></div><p><font color="#500050">
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