Gripes about Blogger

While I don't suspect I'll ever migrate from Blogger (unless they really mess things up), I do have a few gripes. Actually these gripes are not about Blogger but about Google Authentication. For a company that promotes openness and standards, it would be nice if they worked with existing standard instead of pushing their own. I say this mostly because I'm tired of not being able to authenticate and post from services like Del.icio.us(of course I've migrated from them) and Ma.gnolia, or 'claim' my blog on Bloglines. Google is very bent on being almost like a microsoft of the web where users will have to either use only Google services or all services will have to conform to Googles standards. Well if standards already exist, Google why don't you follow them. Or at least develop the bridge so that others can seamlessly connect to you like they would others using Standards. Now that said, I do seem many services working to join the same standards as Google, but in the meantime.... Anyways... enough of my complaining.... otherwise... keep up the good work.