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I am not surprised that digital marketing is not that effective. What does surprise me is why its taken this long to figure that out.
Unfortunately or fortunately (if you are a shareholder of a SaaS public company) we have seen a mass exodus by corporations (see Adobe, MS/o365, Quickbooks, Basecamp, etc.. etc..) that have moved from the traditional purchase a license model to the cloud based subscription model.
While I do understand the benefits of storing certain information in the cloud (GitHub!) when it comes to the storage of critical information such as passwords I'd rather be in control of that information myself and on my own hardware.
While 1Password is correct in suggesting that the cloud model may be the best solution for average users, it runs face first into the best practices of security conscious professionals.
I would personally be willing to pay a premium for a "Pro" version of 1Password with local storage and keep the cloud based subscriptions for people that are either unwilling to or do not have the skill set to manage a local security store.
One more additional note, a move like this should have been more transparent from AgileBits. It looks a bit like they tried to slip one past the goalie, which isn't going to give anyone the warm fuzzies especially when it comes to security products.
A subscription model is in their belief the only way to maintain a sustainable business model that includes growth by providing SaaS with recurring revenue. Old school static licenses with local storage will not provide recurring revenue.
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I was fairly excited to take my kids to Disney as I had never been there myself as a kid for unknown reasons. And while I had good time, once is certainly enough. I'd rather travel and see different places as opposed to going the same place year after year.
"Which browser should I use"
You seem to comment frequently here on HN where I consider most users to be above average in the level of intelligent replies so your trolling seems quite out of place.
Easier to own/maintain/productively use a bike in a location like the Netherlands