The idea of a universal login is nothing new. Microsoft has been trying it with Windows Live ID and Sun has the Liberty Alliance. Yet, Yahoo! and Google are closer to realizing the vision of a unified web authentication method with their myriad of services.
A relative newcomer to the game is Open ID - a universal web login controlled by the user. While the initiative has gained some traction, it will require either Google, Yahoo, or Microsoft to adopt it before it reaches the tipping point. However, I can't imagine any of the big players adopting Open ID alongside their logins. Here's hoping I'm wrong.
A few thoughts
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