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Re:Why Hasn't OpenID Caught On? by pchristensen on Tuesday January 08, 2008 @11:33AM (#95989)
Because most that do catch on take a while, and some good things never do.

Mostly, people don't have a problem with using a username/insecure password. They want stuff and don't care much about security. Although I agree that if Google, Yahoo, MySpace, or one of the other humongous sites accepted it, that would spread the word much faster outside of the geek echo chamber.

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Re:Why Hasn't OpenID Caught On? by Kaizyn on Tuesday January 08, 2008 @01:20PM (#96027)
No established site is going to want to use that for its authentication system. They don't want to make it easy for you to log into sites other than their own.
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Re:Why Hasn't OpenID Caught On? by randallsquared on Tuesday January 08, 2008 @05:02PM (#96134)
I thought Yahoo did accept it?
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