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Skriven 2005-01-02 13:21:40 av Rich (1:379/45)
Kommentar till text 1707 av Robert Comer (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: Making money on the Internet
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From: "Rich" <@>
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When you make these things up it is easy to get yourself worked up. =
Passport is free for users and not free for the participating web sites.
If you are concerned over people taking fees from web transactions, =
you should fear ebay and paypal as well as amazon and yahoo shops all of =
which are in this business. Clearly mike's dislike of this hasn't kept = any
of these from being successful.
Rich
"Robert Comer" <bobcomer@mindspring.com> wrote in message =
news:41d832c7$1@w3.nls.net...
> Gates' statements about wanting to take a micro-fee on each web=20
> transaction.
> Passport was free now, but how long would it remain free if =
Microsoft had
> eliminated the alternatives?
That was also a problem for me...
- Bob Comer
"Mike '/m'" <mike@barkto.com> wrote in message=20
news:vragt0tc6emv1sd614fo5t1qlpg5a5sqav@4ax.com...
>
> I also liked the idea of a single-signin, but have had reservations =
about
> Microsoft being the toll-taker in such a scenario, especially in =
light of
> Gates' statements about wanting to take a micro-fee on each web=20
> transaction.
> Passport was free now, but how long would it remain free if =
Microsoft had
> eliminated the alternatives?
>
> /m
>
> On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 11:59:47 -0500, "Robert Comer"=20
> <bobcomer@mindspring.com>
> wrote:
>
>>I've always liked single signin, but never have trusted it enough =
for
>>important information, but I kind of like the idea of having a =
single
>>signin/data store that only I could access. Maybe some kind of =
smart card
>>with two (or more) authentications. That's not so easy to do now, =
but=20
>>it'll
>>happen in the future...
>>
>>- Bob Comer
>>
>>
>>"Mike N." <mike@u-spam-u-die.net> wrote in message
>>news:1rtft0tba0llegec3eo2dv7svlbq2uuht9@4ax.com...
>>> On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 13:31:00 -0800, "Rich" <@> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It never applied. But thanks for changing the topic.
>>>
>>> It is relevant to the topic when someone else can assume my =
single
>>> signin credentials.
>>>
>>>> "Mike N." <mike@u-spam-u-die.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:nnldt0ln7q0k6ibovbucajc6ifpgct3p1i@4ax.com...
>>>> I notice the use of present tense "applies to". Initial fears =
and
>>>> past
>>>> history
>>>> http://www.securityfocus.com/news/4575
>>>> do not inspire confidence that there are no other issues =
lurking.
>>>
>>
>=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> When you make these things =
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easy to get yourself worked up. Passport is free for users and not =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> If you are concerned over =
people=20
taking fees from web transactions, you should fear ebay and paypal as = well
as=20
amazon and yahoo shops all of which are in this business. Clearly =
mike's=20
dislike of this hasn't kept any of these from being = successful.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rich</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>"Robert Comer" <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:bobcomer@mindspring.com">bobcomer@mindspring.com</A>> = wrote
in=20
message <A=20
=
href=3D"news:41d832c7$1@w3.nls.net">news:41d832c7$1@w3.nls.net</A>...</DI=
V>>=20
Gates' statements about wanting to take a micro-fee on each web =
<BR>>=20
transaction.<BR>> Passport was free now, but how long would it =
remain free=20
if Microsoft had<BR>> eliminated the alternatives?<BR><BR>That was =
also a=20
problem for me...<BR><BR>- Bob Comer<BR><BR><BR>"Mike '/m'" <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:mike@barkto.com">mike@barkto.com</A>> wrote in =
message <BR><A=20
=
href=3D"news:vragt0tc6emv1sd614fo5t1qlpg5a5sqav@4ax.com">news:vragt0tc6em=
v1sd614fo5t1qlpg5a5sqav@4ax.com</A>...<BR>><BR>>=20
I also liked the idea of a single-signin, but have had reservations=20
about<BR>> Microsoft being the toll-taker in such a scenario, =
especially in=20
light of<BR>> Gates' statements about wanting to take a micro-fee =
on each=20
web <BR>> transaction.<BR>> Passport was free now, but how long =
would it=20
remain free if Microsoft had<BR>> eliminated the=20
alternatives?<BR>><BR>> /m<BR>><BR>> On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 =
11:59:47=20
-0500, "Robert Comer" <BR>> <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:bobcomer@mindspring.com">bobcomer@mindspring.com</A>><B=
R>>=20
wrote:<BR>><BR>>>I've always liked single signin, but never =
have=20
trusted it enough for<BR>>>important information, but I kind of =
like the=20
idea of having a single<BR>>>signin/data store that only I could =
access. Maybe some kind of smart card<BR>>>with two (or =
more)=20
authentications. That's not so easy to do now, but=20
<BR>>>it'll<BR>>>happen in the =
future...<BR>>><BR>>>-=20
Bob Comer<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>"Mike N." <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:mike@u-spam-u-die.net">mike@u-spam-u-die.net</A>> =
wrote in=20
=
message<BR>>>news:1rtft0tba0llegec3eo2dv7svlbq2uuht9@4ax.com...<BR>=
>>>=20
On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 13:31:00 -0800, "Rich" <@>=20
wrote:<BR>>>><BR>>>>> It never =
applied. =20
But thanks for changing the =
topic.<BR>>>><BR>>>> =20
It is relevant to the topic when someone else can assume my=20
single<BR>>>> signin=20
credentials.<BR>>>><BR>>>>> "Mike N." =
<<A=20
href=3D"mailto:mike@u-spam-u-die.net">mike@u-spam-u-die.net</A>> =
wrote in=20
message<BR>>>>> <A=20
=
href=3D"news:nnldt0ln7q0k6ibovbucajc6ifpgct3p1i@4ax.com">news:nnldt0ln7q0=
k6ibovbucajc6ifpgct3p1i@4ax.com</A>...<BR>>>>> =20
I notice the use of present tense "applies to". =
Initial=20
fears and<BR>>>>> past<BR>>>>> =20
history<BR>>>>> <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.securityfocus.com/news/4575">http://www.securityfocus.=
com/news/4575</A><BR>>>>> =20
do not inspire confidence that there are no other issues=20
lurking.<BR>>>><BR>>><BR>> =
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