之前曾有过类似的消息传出，而微软相关部门的Chris调笑那些热心人抢了他们的工作。

Windows Live ID will be a major upgrade to the Microsoft Passport service. Windows Live ID will be the authentication system for Windows Live, Office Live, Xbox Live, MSN and other Microsoft online services. Partners who have implemented Passport are compatible with Windows Live ID.

As with all platform releases, our next release is more than just a branding change for the service. There is a significant amount of work that we've done to not only help partners and end-users realize more scenarios, but also to increase availability, performance and pave the way for future scenarios by making investments up front.

This moves reflects our intense focus to support the new sets of Windows Live services that have been, and will be launching, in full force (eg. www, expo, domains, mail to name a few that have already shipped). As previously mentioned, Infocard support will also be added as a supported credential type

这一次的设定更新如之前所说的那样，增加对目前逐步更新的信息身份卡（infocard）的服务支持，最明显的变化就是一部分涉及更新的服务界面，全新的登录，以及在MSN Spaces上率先出现的个人信息栏。

相关截图：
Screenshot 1 - Windows Live ID Network
Screenshot 2 - Login as a remembered user by clicking the email address
Screenshot 3 - Yes they managed to put AJAX in the login page ;-)