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Title:
MSDN Subscriber Forced to use Passport
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00523964
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"Your Rights Online: MSDN Subscriber Forced to use Passport
Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday June 26, @06:33PM
from the now-thats-nice-and-fair dept.
alandd writes "As a Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) member, I just
recieved the email below notifying me in order to get special developer
downloads, I will have to have a Microsoft Passport account. Passport stores
all your private info to share with one click among other sites. Past articles have mentioned some since removed draconian terms of use and there have also been reports of security breaches in the past. Now MS is requiring the technically savy to sign up. I don't want to but my job requirements and MS give me no choice!" No your honor we're not a monopoly. We just use our market share to force people to adopt each of our new products.
"Your Rights Online: MSDN Subscriber Forced to use Passport
Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday June 26, @06:33PM
from the now-thats-nice-and-fair dept.
alandd writes "As a Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) member, I just
recieved the email below notifying me in order to get special developer
downloads, I will have to have a Microsoft Passport account. Passport stores
all your private info to share with one click among other sites. Past articles have mentioned some since removed draconian terms of use and there have also been reports of security breaches in the past. Now MS is requiring the technically savy to sign up. I don't want to but my job requirements and MS give me no choice!" No your honor we're not a monopoly. We just use our market share to force people to adopt each of our new products.
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