<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><blockquote>On Feb 11, 2009 4:42 PM, "Chris Messina" <<a href="mailto:chris.messina@gmail.com">chris.messina@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><p><font color="#500050">On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Christopher St John <<a href="mailto:ckstjohn@gmail.com">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">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>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><p><font color="#500050">
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