InternetNews: “In a survey conducted by Gartner, it shows that Microsoft has managed to double its number of registered Passport users in just six months, from seven million in August 2001 to 14 million in February 2002.
However, the research and advisory firm believes that Microsoft’s requirement that customers use the Passport service to access its other offerings – such as Hotmail, Windows XP, and Microsoft Messenger – is a much more powerful incentive for registration than Passport’s features.”
