[Vitaly]

I use openid not to have a single signon to 37signals apps. I use to to have a single signon period. Not just 37signals but a ton of other apps use it as well (and I wish all of them did).

Every time I see a web app supporting openid Im glad that I don't have to invent yet another user/password combo. again.

As to failing openid providers I have a good suggestion - use OpenId delegation to have a single openid that you can reroute to any openid provider you want. all it takes is a domain name and a very small file hosted on S3 (for example). Then you can switch providers at will.

[cobbal]

> Every time I see a web app supporting openid Im glad that I don't have to invent yet another user/password combo

The problem is most people don't bother doing this; they just trust every site with the same password. The benefit I see in OpenID is that it is not a secret, and canot be "compromised" (intentionally or not) in the same way as passwords.

(I also am one of the few, it seems, to use OpenID for my 37signals account)