From: "Rich" 

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   MSDN is optional.

Rich

  "Geo"  wrote in message
news:4481be69$5{at}w3.nls.net...
  Rich,

  If passport were "optional" as you suggest, I wouldn't be using it at =
all. As it is I'm forced to accept that I have to use passport to access =
any of the online features my MSDN subscription entitles me to. Taxes = are
optional depending on your pov, move to somewhere else if you don't = like
them. That's the logic you are using here.

  Geo.
    "Rich"  wrote in message news:447bb6e1$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       If taxes were optional and people still chose to pay them, yes it =
would be.  Given that taxes are not optional and Passport is, the =
comparison is stupid.  Congratulations on looking stupid.

    Rich

      "Geo"  wrote in message =
news:447ba9e9{at}w3.nls.net...

      "Rich"  wrote in message news:447b8c8e{at}w3.nls.net...
      >>   Given that the primary purpose of Passport is to be the =
authentication
      mechanism for many Microsoft services, successfully doing so for =
hundreds of
      millions of users is a wonderful demonstration of its success.<<

      Great, so the current tax system is a wonderful demonstration of =
success and
      everyone would sign up for it given the choice.

      Geo.


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   MSDN is =
optional.
 
Rich
 

  "Geo" <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote=20
  in message news:4481be69$5{at}w3.nls.net...
  Rich,
   
  If passport were
"optional" as you =
suggest, I=20
  wouldn't be using it at all. As it is I'm forced to accept that I have =
to use=20
  passport to access any of the online features my MSDN subscription =
entitles me=20
  to. Taxes are optional depending on your pov, move to somewhere else =
if you=20
  don't like them. That's the logic you are using here.
   
  Geo.
  

    "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:447bb6e1$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       If
taxes were optional =
and people=20
    still chose to pay them, yes it would be.  Given that taxes are =
not=20
    optional and Passport is, the comparison is stupid.  =
Congratulations on=20
    looking stupid.
    Rich
     
    
      "Geo" <georger{at}nls.net>=20">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>=20
      wrote in message news:447ba9e9{at}w3.nls.net..."Rich"=20
      <{at}> wrote in message news:447b8c8e{at}w3.nls.net...>=
>  =20
      Given that the primary purpose of Passport is to be the=20
      authenticationmechanism for many Microsoft services, =
successfully=20
      doing so for hundreds ofmillions of users is a wonderful =
demonstration=20
      of its success.<<Great, so the
current tax system is =
a=20
      wonderful demonstration of success andeveryone would sign up =
for it=20
      given the=20
choice.Geo.=


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