OpenID is a PITA to support on the backend. It's another layer that doesn't need to exist. A bunch of providers are doing away with OpenID, like Slicehost, 37si

OpenID is a PITA to support on the backend. It's another layer that doesn't need to exist. A bunch of providers are doing away with OpenID, like Slicehost, 37signals, etc. From a UX perspective, I'm not convinced OpenID is any more convenient than a traditional u/p. I use 1Password to manage my logins, it works perfectly. For many other reasons, everyone should be using 1P or some password management program, as well.