[Am-info] Microsoft To Dump Passport Express

[John J. Urbaniak]

Microsoft's PR machine seems to be sputtering a bit.

"MSN Wallet" is a terrible name, PR-wise.  It just conjures up all kinds
of images about Microsoft in your wallet, "Microsoft pickpockets,"
"Microsoft pursesnatchers," etc.

It's a real loser.

John


Erick Andrews wrote:

> On Wed, 4 Sep 2002 11:47:20 -0400, Fred A. Miller wrote:
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> >Microsoft To Dump Passport Express
> >
> >Microsoft plans to kill its Passport Express service by March and
> >launch MSN Wallet in its place. Weeks after the software vendor
> >bowed to complaints from the Federal Trade Commission and agreed
> >to enhance the security of its online Passport E-commerce and
> >authentication service, it said it would shut down its Passport
> >Express electronic-checkout platform and replace it with MSN
> >Wallet.
> >
>
> [...]
>
> (ROTFL)  I wonder if they'll come out with a personal edition:
> MSN Your-Wallet, and then...the OSS version:  MSN Open-
> Your-Wallet.
>
> Sorry...couldn't help it.
>
> --
> Erick Andrews
>
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