Since some time I have been using OpenID to log into some services that support it. I have come to a number of conclusions that I’ld like to share with you, so here goes.

First conclusion
Signin up isn’t really that practical. Basically you add an extra step. The service will accept your openID and then ask you to sign up as if there hadn’t been an openid. You have to fully create your account, including username and password. Naturally your openid is connected to your account, but you could do it the other way around as well, sign up normally and add your openid later. No win…..
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