At the beginning of this decade Microsoft, then feared as a bullying monopolist, tried but failed to create a "single sign-on" called "Passport" for the whole web. Nobody signed on.

在本世代初微软尚作为一个恃强凌弱的垄断者而广为畏惧时，它即试图为整个网络提供一种名为“通行证”的“一次性登陆”的解决方案，但却以失败告终，因为没有人登陆它。

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Thee-mail address you typed does not match thee-mail address for the microsoft. net passport. verify that you typed the correct email address and then try again.

键入的电子邮件地址与microsoft。 netpassport的电子邮件地址不匹配。 请验证输入的电子邮件地址是否正确，然后再试一次。

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But DigitalMe and Ezlogin both failed to gain access to this site while Microsoft Passport only works within the Microsoft Network.

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He is quick to add, however, that other Microsoft services using Passport could do so, including MSN, Hotmail and the instant-messaging service.

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Lesson learned, says Adam Sohn, a Microsoft executive involved with both Passport and .

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