Why VKontakte will not become an OpenID provider

If anything, I have nothing to do with VKontakte, it’s just a reasoning.

For each site that needs to be logged in through the Open API, it is now required to create a VKontakte-type website application. At the same time, the site owners agree to certain conditions. Among them are, for example, the following:

When placing applications on the VKontakte site it is prohibited:
3. Accept payment for services in the application in ways other than domestic VKontakte, including on third-party sites.

I hope everyone read this before you start screwing the entrance through VKontakte to your online store. Disabling the application and, as a result, the loss of the ability of users to log into your account is very serious.
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That is why I am sure that VKontakte will never be an OpenID provider (and will stifle all attempts to do so indirectly). Becoming an OpenID provider, VKontakte will lose the ability to dictate terms to sites (for example, choosing a payment system) and will not receive any advantages over Open API.

The only realistic alignment in which the contact will still become the OpenID provider is that losses from negative reputation will exceed the benefit received from the fact that site owners agree with the imposed conditions. The benefit is real tangible $$ right now, which come from third-party sites through the VKontakte payment system. A loss of reputation - for a small circle of geeks?

So OpenID can appear on VK only as a result of a miracle, and attempts to circumvent this fact will be stopped.

This is neither good nor bad, it is simply a fact that is dictated by business reasons.