>Lock 'em up, then. I just checked, and you don't have to complete a profile to get a...
>MS is changing their policies has fast as the wind changes its directiions (with consumer pushing)

It occurred to me after I posted that this is a possibility. I can only assume that there was a period of time between now and when I originally got a Passport (ages ago, and no profile then, either) when more personal information was required.

The XP/Passport integration has never changed, though. I've used Windows XP since before they integrated Passport (technically, it's the Windows Messenger that got integrated), and I've never had trouble surfing the web.

>The biggest question right now is how the heck we're going to make money on Hailstorm if we're not charging consumers to use it.
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>Well, Mike, that's the whole purpose of Passport-Hailstorm ---- datamine the info collected from corps like eBay and American Express that use Passport!.

Possibly, but the consumer is still not charged. As I understand it, we'll make money from third parties, and charging consumers for optional services.