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Thursday December 30, 2004 | Microsoft revokes Passport | Computers |
The Register reports the following story:
Microsoft has given up on trying to hawk its controversial Passport sign-on service to other companies.
Microsoft's decision to shut down its Passport partner program comes after one of its largest allies - eBay - said it would retire Passport in January and use its own service instead. Redmond will still offer up Passport as a single sign-on tool for its own services such as Hotmail. This move by Microsoft to give up on being a type of internet services middleman can be seen as a major victory for the rival Liberty Alliance, which is comprised of serious tech heavyweights such as IBM, Sun Microsystems, HP and Nokia.
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December 30, 2004 11:26 AM PST
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