And another one

Microsoft now throws its weight behind the OpenID authentication standard. Bad news for .NET Passport; good news for open standards. It'll be interesting to see whether recent moves will get discussed at this year's Microsoft Technology Summit; and what role they are playing within Microsoft's moves to co-exist, co-operate or what-have-you with the open standards/FOSS community. Perhaps we might see a whole bunch of these as a prelude to the MTS. To create a friendlier atmosphere, if you will.