Windows Live ID Becomes an OpenID Provider

Beginning today, Windows Live ID is publicly committing to support the OpenID digital identity framework with the announcement of the public availability of a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of the Windows Live ID OpenID Provider.

You will soon be able to use your Windows Live ID account to sign in to any OpenID Web site!

The Windows Live ID OpenID Provider (OP) enables anyone with a Windows Live ID account to set up an OpenID alias and to use that alias for identification at an increasing number of OpenID 2.0 relying party sites-for example: Plaxo, Pibb, StackOverflow.com and Wikispaces.

http://blogs.msdn.com/mvplead/archive/2009/04/28/windows-live-id-becomes-an-openid-provider.aspx

Published Tue, Apr 28 2009 21:10 by donna

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Thursday, May 07, 2009 8:40 PM by kevi perry

# re: Windows Live ID Becomes an OpenID Provider

I did not ask for this nor do I want it. I have important e-mails and contacts that I cannot access at this time. I did take steps to transfer accounts so I can have access. with the track record of microsoft I imagine my heartache and grief has just begun. It would be nice if this were an option instead of the loss of data and contacts I need. I am told it will take up too 24 hrs before I find out if I have lost anything. The point is it is an unwanted change that was forced on me. If I had the option I would decline the change. But microsoft feels the need to invade in our lives when ever the urge to do so moves them. I have decided I am through with pc's and windows. Hello mac you sure look good to me.