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Windows Live Adds Support For OpenID, Calls It De Facto Login Standard
TechCrunch — ... Login standard OpenID has gotten a huge boost today from Microsoft, as the company has announced that users will soon be able to login to any OpenID site using their Windows Live IDs. With over 400 million Windows Live accounts (many of which see frequent use on the Live’s Mail and Messenger services), the announcement is a massive win for OpenID. And Microsoft isn’t just supporting OpenID - the announcement goes as far as to call it the de facto login standard. ...

OpenID adds Microsoft's Live ID to its list of providers
Betanews — ... a high-profile commitment to OpenID support back in February, when Bill Gates spoke at the RSA Security conference in San Francisco. In his keynote address, he warned that the username-password system currently ubiquitous online wasn't going to scale in the years ahead, and indicated that Microsoft would support OpenID 2.0 in conjunction with CardSpace, which is built into Vista. Microsoft is inviting interested parties to try out the test system; instructions are available on the Windows Live blog .

Google Now Supporting OpenID. Kind Of (GOOG)
Silicon Alley Insider — It's been a big week for OpenID, the idea that Internet users should be able to use a single username/password combination to login at any site, all via an open source protocol. Earlier this week Microsoft (MSFT) called OpenID a "de facto standard" and pledged Windows Live ID support for the idea, and today Google (GOOG) added their voice to the chorus. With the two new Internet giants now behind OpenID, expect many more sites to begin deploying code to support incoming OpenID logins. It'll never happen -- at least not the way it's promised. ...