Getting 1Password 7 ready for the Mac App Store

Post by saagarjha » Mon, May 21, 2018, 2:02 AM UTC

fapjacks wrote: post #332

saagarjha wrote: post #318

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> And once you start on that path you can't go back, or else the tool stops working. How would you feel about a subscription service that guaranteed updates? Essentially, upgrade pricing, but charged every month.

Will my compiler or IDE stop working if I don't pay the subscription fee? You can guess how I'd feel about that.

Post by evv » Mon, May 21, 2018, 2:32 AM UTC

slig wrote: post #302

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I feel the same way and I'm starting to look towards alternatives. Despite having bought (or had bought for me, at various jobs) somewhere between 10 and 15 individual licenses, 1Password won't ever get another dime from me after the way they've treated non-subscription customers. In addition to making it confusing to use my license, the command-line doesn't work at all without a subscription and now other software t…

I've been very happy with bitwarden. It's free to use (and open source if you want to self host). They have a 10 USD/year subscription if you care to some premium features and/or supporting the company. As a free user I've contacted their support twice and they replied within minutes.

Post by himom » Mon, May 21, 2018, 2:37 AM UTC

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As time goes on, I've gotten less and less comfortable using proprietary software for critical tasks. If 1Password were open source, I'd actually be pretty happy to subscribe. But as it stands, I have no faith that the product won't change out from under me in the future, whether due to a pivot, an acquisition, or some other reason. The incentives align in favor of the business, not the customer. IMHO, subscriptions…

Especially security related software companies, they have a tendency of degenerating into user-hostile malware businesses.

Post by m-p-3 » Mon, May 21, 2018, 2:44 AM UTC

archagon wrote: post #182

cdumler wrote: post #123

So, I'll join the chorus here by saying that I've picked up the subscription fee. I've been using their software daily for over three years. During that time, they have consistently improved their product and have been open about issues (as far as I am concerned). I was a little irked when I saw the subscription model. I was like, "hey, I paid for this." So, I looked up how much I paid in licenses by looking them up.…

As time goes on, I've gotten less and less comfortable using proprietary software for critical tasks. If 1Password were open source, I'd actually be pretty happy to subscribe. But as it stands, I have no faith that the product won't change out from under me in the future, whether due to a pivot, an acquisition, or some other reason. The incentives align in favor of the business, not the customer. IMHO, subscriptions…

Post by JonathonW » Mon, May 21, 2018, 3:11 AM UTC

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There are open source 3d party applications on Linux that I've used to access 1Password password archives. The code is closed source but everything they're using to encrypt the passwords are open standards. You can build your own 3rd party open source platform to access them.

Do you have any suggestions for such software? I've been looking into this as I migrate to Linux and have yet to find something that does read and write for stuff stored in my Vault. I'd honestly be willing to pay for software that provided this.