What is data portability?
Microsoft, I'm told, "is involved in many broad industry dialogues, including the DataPortability Project, and is committed to being an integral part of the industry conversation on behalf of its users." Oops, sorry did I just inflict a bit of unfiltered flackspeak on you? Sorry. Translation: Microsoft wants you to think it's doing something about the fact that you have to keep signing up for different websites. Here's a video that kind of explains what data portability is, complete with mysterious accent.