The fees exist to prevent spam. If anyone can create accounts, then someone will create thousands of them for free and spam the network, clogging up the blockchain. The development team has been working on the best ways to handle account creation and I think we will see some changes in the coming months to make it as easy as possible.
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Yes, i got the gist from @steemitblog August Expansion update...
It would be so cool for an instant signup, hopefully the Spamming attrocities is attacked as well.....Much appreciated @donkepong