Did Microsoft Miss The Ecommerce Boat?

from the there-it-goes dept

Here's an article pointing out that with all the talk concerning .NET and Passport, it's not likely that Microsoft is suddenly going to become an ecommerce powerhouse. Interestingly, a large reason for this (they say) is Microsoft's past behavior. Lots of consumers and companies alike simply don't trust Microsoft (either as a company, or as a provider of buggy software) and are very wary of giving information to them.