How much do you trust Microsoft™? I dunno about you but I don't even fully trust them with my operating system - did you know that in the latest update for Windows™ you are forced to agree to a EULA that basically gives MS the right to monitor what's on your computer? So, if you are in the habit of uhm ... pirating software or music without paying for it, you may find odd things happening on your computer. Of course, it serves you right for *stealing* hehe. That's one thing I actually support Microsoft on, I don't agree with their methods though.
Anyway, back to trusting Microsoft, or any online company for that matter. I know that I will not use MS Passport in conjunction with a credit card ... in fact I quit the game Asheron's Call a few months ago because they required users to obtain a passport in order to play the game ... they don't as yet require your credit card to be associated with said passport however, and I succumbed to drudge stew withdrawl (figure that one out hehe) and re-activated my account a month or so ago, primarily because the beta test of AC2 is upcoming and I haven't gotten in yet dammit grrr. But any online company that requires use of a passport to purchase things is a company that won't get my business ... even if Amazon.com starts doing it. I almost quit using them a few years ago when they changed their privacy policy to allow them to share information about their users with third party companies. But I am so addicted to Amazon.com it's sad ... I go to the local Border's bookstore and peruse the shelves for what I'm looking for, then I go home and order the book(s) on Amazon.com. Maybe Amazon.com should go back to the good old days when if you wanted to order from them you had to print out an order form and send it via snail mail because there was no such thing as SSL online ordering at the time.
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Posted at the speed of blight by NONOBADKITTY!
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