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Since we know for a certainty that this mechanism will continue to change, the start of this site should indicate the date of the most recent (periodic) update or review, and a synopsis of the current state of affairs for new users. IE:
-- Wikidity ( talk) 05:30, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
I believe that this is false, because Microsoft Wallet was a facility for storing financial data, and I think this article is in need of clea up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.3.50.196 ( talk) 16:29, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
This page doesn't say anything about the somename@live.com email addresses. I don't know enough but i think you can't get @live.com email addresses anymore. Does anybody know and can you write a little section about them?
Why is this page in the Windows stubs category? The Microsoft Passport Network isn't part of Windows, and can be used from any web browser.
Why are there links to Liberty Alliance and OASIS? They don't seem relevant. Lambyuk 00:40, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
I use Macs. Why would I want this?
The name of the network is still Passport Network, only the login service has changed name to Windows Live ID, as of http://passport.net - "The Passport Network works with Windows Live ID." 1() 04:56, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
Passport was a milestone product in many ways: it caused the Liberty Alliance to be created, and a meaningful discussion to emerge about what was and wasn't desirable in a digital identity system. I would recommend to not redirect this page to the repositioned Live ID page because it essentially removes the "milestone" of Passport from the record. Many people still talk about Passport (admittedly mostly negatively), in spite of it not really being around any more. There is an entry on Visicalc, too, and that isn't around any more either. 22:33, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Lakhmir Singh Lakhmir Singh ( talk) 18:11, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
Anyone get the feeling that all these artcles about Microsoft products lack reviews and criticism? Why hasn't anyone metioned why Ebay and Paypal stoped using Microsoft Passport?-- Bushido Hacks 23:53, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
Since the emails to be used with passport is only MS controled email operations, The problem with reused email addresses can be easily addressed by a notification of the reuse of email addresses from the MS controlled email operation to MS passport service. Whether they currently do that I don't know, but I guess they do since the issue is so well known.
When you mention a seucirty issue, you need to say whether the security issues are already fixed or not.
The security issues mentioned in this article seem to be solved, at least to some degree. For instance, it now appears that it is acatually possible to change the primary email address of an account, thus invalidating the problem of switching ISP.
The FTC Consent Order should be documented in this article somewhere. I'm avoiding doing that because of a WP:COI. -- mariusstrom 04:47, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
Anyone know much about this ... it would be useful if there was something on the main page. I would like to do it but not very keen to use my two accounts as a guinea-pig!
Any help wiki-help out there? -- 82.9.25.98 ( talk) 00:27, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
A few things:
-- Damaster98 ( talk) 09:41, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
FleetCommand suggested to merge a miserable stub into Microsoft account, please do. – 89.204.152.53 ( talk) 09:17, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
As some know, it is now Microsoft account (not Microsoft Account). can we change the article name please- I don't want it to confuse users with Windows 8 calling it Microsoft account. See http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-consumer-preview-whats-consumer-preview-142394 ( BenBen1234 ( talk) 12:48, 22 April 2012 (UTC))
The result of the proposal was no consensus to move. Cúchullain t/ c 14:08, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
Microsoft account → Windows Live ID – The re-naming of Windows Live ID to Microsoft Account is based off interface elements contained within a pre-release version of the Windows operating system (or in laymans terms, only the Windows 8 and Visual Studio 2012 betas actually call them this. Everything else still calls them a Windows Live ID). It should not be moved until the name change has been officially pushed out. ViperSnake151 Talk 01:06, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
Is it true that only Microsoft properties use this service? If so, I think this should be mentioned in the article, as it's a significant change from the project's original goal.-- NapoliRoma ( talk) 22:26, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
I'm suggesting that Profile (Microsoft service) be merged into this article, as it is not particularly notable on its own, and can be covered within a section here. Profile is really just the profile management part of a user's Microsoft account, and is a fairly limited website. Cloudbound ( talk) 22:58, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
@ TheCoffeeAddict: With all due respect, "The Microsoft account" means, "Microsoft, which is an account". (Compare with "The Windows operating system" = "Windows, which is an operating system" or "The Xbox gaming console" = "Xbox, which is a gaming console".) "Microsoft Account" is title of something here; it needs no "the".
Fleet Command ( talk) 17:52, 23 December 2015 (UTC)
Addendum: Okay, I investigated a little bit and it seems "Microsoft Account" is wrong. As a matter of fact, it is "Microsoft account". As in, "an account that pertains Microsoft". Standard noun adjunct construct. In that case, I think it should be treated link " Turing machine" and " Linux distribution"; again, "the" would be wrong. I might need to think as to how we proceed about fixing the article. Fleet Command ( talk) 18:03, 23 December 2015 (UTC)
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Can the lede or 'Overview' section make it clear whether and when use of a Microsoft account is essential for the core functionality of any program or app? As I understand it, it mostly adds the memory of settings etc, and of course reaps lots of useful data for Microsoft. Or is it integral to using any of these services? Thanks to anyone who can clarify this in the article, near the top. Onanoff ( talk) 16:18, 6 July 2019 (UTC)
There were quite a few companies that offered Microsoft Passport back in the day. https://www.google.com/search?q=wikipedia+microsoft+passport&oq=wikipedia+microsoft+passport&aqs=chrome..69i57j0j69i64l2.4743j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.203.8.168 ( talk) 05:38, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
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Since we know for a certainty that this mechanism will continue to change, the start of this site should indicate the date of the most recent (periodic) update or review, and a synopsis of the current state of affairs for new users. IE:
-- Wikidity ( talk) 05:30, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
I believe that this is false, because Microsoft Wallet was a facility for storing financial data, and I think this article is in need of clea up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.3.50.196 ( talk) 16:29, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
This page doesn't say anything about the somename@live.com email addresses. I don't know enough but i think you can't get @live.com email addresses anymore. Does anybody know and can you write a little section about them?
Why is this page in the Windows stubs category? The Microsoft Passport Network isn't part of Windows, and can be used from any web browser.
Why are there links to Liberty Alliance and OASIS? They don't seem relevant. Lambyuk 00:40, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
I use Macs. Why would I want this?
The name of the network is still Passport Network, only the login service has changed name to Windows Live ID, as of http://passport.net - "The Passport Network works with Windows Live ID." 1() 04:56, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
Passport was a milestone product in many ways: it caused the Liberty Alliance to be created, and a meaningful discussion to emerge about what was and wasn't desirable in a digital identity system. I would recommend to not redirect this page to the repositioned Live ID page because it essentially removes the "milestone" of Passport from the record. Many people still talk about Passport (admittedly mostly negatively), in spite of it not really being around any more. There is an entry on Visicalc, too, and that isn't around any more either. 22:33, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Lakhmir Singh Lakhmir Singh ( talk) 18:11, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
Anyone get the feeling that all these artcles about Microsoft products lack reviews and criticism? Why hasn't anyone metioned why Ebay and Paypal stoped using Microsoft Passport?-- Bushido Hacks 23:53, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
Since the emails to be used with passport is only MS controled email operations, The problem with reused email addresses can be easily addressed by a notification of the reuse of email addresses from the MS controlled email operation to MS passport service. Whether they currently do that I don't know, but I guess they do since the issue is so well known.
When you mention a seucirty issue, you need to say whether the security issues are already fixed or not.
The security issues mentioned in this article seem to be solved, at least to some degree. For instance, it now appears that it is acatually possible to change the primary email address of an account, thus invalidating the problem of switching ISP.
The FTC Consent Order should be documented in this article somewhere. I'm avoiding doing that because of a WP:COI. -- mariusstrom 04:47, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
Anyone know much about this ... it would be useful if there was something on the main page. I would like to do it but not very keen to use my two accounts as a guinea-pig!
Any help wiki-help out there? -- 82.9.25.98 ( talk) 00:27, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
A few things:
-- Damaster98 ( talk) 09:41, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
FleetCommand suggested to merge a miserable stub into Microsoft account, please do. – 89.204.152.53 ( talk) 09:17, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
As some know, it is now Microsoft account (not Microsoft Account). can we change the article name please- I don't want it to confuse users with Windows 8 calling it Microsoft account. See http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-consumer-preview-whats-consumer-preview-142394 ( BenBen1234 ( talk) 12:48, 22 April 2012 (UTC))
The result of the proposal was no consensus to move. Cúchullain t/ c 14:08, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
Microsoft account → Windows Live ID – The re-naming of Windows Live ID to Microsoft Account is based off interface elements contained within a pre-release version of the Windows operating system (or in laymans terms, only the Windows 8 and Visual Studio 2012 betas actually call them this. Everything else still calls them a Windows Live ID). It should not be moved until the name change has been officially pushed out. ViperSnake151 Talk 01:06, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
Is it true that only Microsoft properties use this service? If so, I think this should be mentioned in the article, as it's a significant change from the project's original goal.-- NapoliRoma ( talk) 22:26, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
I'm suggesting that Profile (Microsoft service) be merged into this article, as it is not particularly notable on its own, and can be covered within a section here. Profile is really just the profile management part of a user's Microsoft account, and is a fairly limited website. Cloudbound ( talk) 22:58, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
@ TheCoffeeAddict: With all due respect, "The Microsoft account" means, "Microsoft, which is an account". (Compare with "The Windows operating system" = "Windows, which is an operating system" or "The Xbox gaming console" = "Xbox, which is a gaming console".) "Microsoft Account" is title of something here; it needs no "the".
Fleet Command ( talk) 17:52, 23 December 2015 (UTC)
Addendum: Okay, I investigated a little bit and it seems "Microsoft Account" is wrong. As a matter of fact, it is "Microsoft account". As in, "an account that pertains Microsoft". Standard noun adjunct construct. In that case, I think it should be treated link " Turing machine" and " Linux distribution"; again, "the" would be wrong. I might need to think as to how we proceed about fixing the article. Fleet Command ( talk) 18:03, 23 December 2015 (UTC)
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Can the lede or 'Overview' section make it clear whether and when use of a Microsoft account is essential for the core functionality of any program or app? As I understand it, it mostly adds the memory of settings etc, and of course reaps lots of useful data for Microsoft. Or is it integral to using any of these services? Thanks to anyone who can clarify this in the article, near the top. Onanoff ( talk) 16:18, 6 July 2019 (UTC)
There were quite a few companies that offered Microsoft Passport back in the day. https://www.google.com/search?q=wikipedia+microsoft+passport&oq=wikipedia+microsoft+passport&aqs=chrome..69i57j0j69i64l2.4743j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.203.8.168 ( talk) 05:38, 22 January 2020 (UTC)