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LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

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Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

#191
A lot of folks only have experience with Logmein from the horrible way they handled transitioning users from the free to paid service.

My company has used Logmein Central for remote access to hundreds of PCs for years. The core software is great, reliable, and has been ever since we started using it.

The problem is that Logmein the company knows they're on top of the heap when it comes to remote management. They have no reason to innovate or improve where they can.

They added 2FA but otherwise we haven't seen a single new feature that we've taken advantage of in a very long time. Any features they do add hint at them wanting to be a RMM service but you'd have to be an idiot to trust them with more responsibility of your networks. Also a lot of those features require Logmein Pro which adds an insane amount of cost depending on how many systems you're managing.

Meanwhile there are bugs that have been around literally since we started using the software. For instance copy/paste while in a session will randomly break. The Logmein client software is very buggy on OSX, crashes often, search will randomly break.

Their support is basically non-existent, although I haven't tried in a while if you opened a ticket it would take days if not longer for a response and they'd usually just direct you to some unrelated KB or tell you post on the forums.

We use Lastpass as well so this should be interesting. I've yet to see a merger that actually improved things from our end as a MSP. Cisco bought Meraki, Dell bought SonicWALL, at this point I assume any time we see a merger that its time to find a new vendor.

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

#192

As someone who recently jumped from Lastpass to 1Password... I wish them the best, but I feel I'm working with the far superior product. Especially on iOS + OS x.

I've recently done the same, but the lack of support for Linux and their lackluster Windows version kinda bums me out.

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

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Some of these tools (1Password in particular) seem geared toward individual password management. And LastPass wasn't exactly user-friendly. What are you using for group/team password management?

I use 1password and export some of the items when I want to share them. But it's not my main use case, so it's not a problem that it's a bit cumbersome.

I didn't want to have my passwords stored on any servers from external companies. Instead I use tarsnap to backup my passwords.

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

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Having not used anything by Logmein or heard much about them, what's the reasoning behind wanting to jump ship asap? Are they just bad at running a company or are you scared they will sell your data or similar?

Because you can't buy trust through an acquisition. You build trust, you don't transfer it through a merger.

This is 100% spot on. And when it comes to password mgmt, trust is everything.

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

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Wonder if now is the time to look at alternatives, before the service potentially changes. I hear a lot of good things about 1Password, which seems to work for my iPhone/MacBook. Anyone know if there's a reasonable option for using it on Windows?

There is an official 1Password version for Windows: https://agilebits.com/onepassword/windows They also have bundled licenses for both platforms.

Just a note - the 1Password Mac app is MILES ahead of the 1Password app. I've been using both for about 3 years now, and the separation is only getting larger. 1Password is smooth, fast, and fluid on Mac OSX. 1Password works, but is none of those on Windows.

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

#197

Assuming your passwords are in a "stable" state (i.e. you're not constantly adding new logins to your vault), it would probably be a good idea at this point to make a backup of LastPass's database via the Export feature and hold onto that backup. I know I'm on the paranoid end, but I have this sneaking suspicion that the Export feature might "disappear" in the coming months to try to curtail a mass exodus of users.

I think that's unlikely, given how they handled the expiration of the Free LogMeIn accounts.

How were they handled? I didn't have one.

Re: LogMeIn acquires Lastpass

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I chose 1Password because it works seamlessly across iPhone/MacBook/Windows. https://agilebits.com/onepassword/windows

Does it have android fingerprint login/auth like Lastpass? This is my favorite feature and would hate to lose it.

They are supporting it only in marshmallow as of now
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