If remote services were an add-on, and nonpayment left your clients still able to use the program, I see no issue. That's not what happens. You're locked out of all your stuff on nonpayment for the "subscription".
This trend of subscription-ifying is horrifying. It's turning users into digital sharecroppers, for a guaranteed line of money. And 'easy-to-import, hard-to-export' is the modus operandi for these companies.
Sure, I'll take the karma hit. I already have with the prior post here. Evidently, people seem on the most part OK with allowing their personal data be trapped behind subscription paywalls... Well, they're OK with it until they're not.
EDIT: Lets make this crystal-clear what my complaint is:
> 1Password 7 from the Mac App Store will only support our hosted service, as that’s what you’re purchasing with a 1Password membership. If you install from our website, you’ll have to option to use a standalone vault synced via iCloud if you purchase a standalone license, or use our hosted service if you purchase a 1Password membership.
No Pay, Forget to Pay, can't afford == FUCKED.
Long story short, they hold your data hostage for the "New and Improved Business Plan".
Your data is yours. Even if you cancel your subscription and your account is frozen, you can still sign in to
1Password.com or in the apps to view and export your data.
At first, they're not a monopoly, people who worry about that could easily use other open-source and probably less convenient solution.
Secondly, after the subscription ends the apps simply go into read-only mode. You still have access and can export all of your passwords.
We may argue about it but the most expensive solutions are still the most consumer-friendly.
This trend of subscription-ifying is horrifying. It's turning users into digital sharecroppers, for a guaranteed line of money. And 'easy-to-import, hard-to-export' is the modus operandi for these companies.
Sure, I'll take the karma hit. I already have with the prior post here. Evidently, people seem on the most part OK with allowing their personal data be trapped behind subscription paywalls... Well, they're OK with it until they're not.
EDIT: Lets make this crystal-clear what my complaint is:
> 1Password 7 from the Mac App Store will only support our hosted service, as that’s what you’re purchasing with a 1Password membership. If you install from our website, you’ll have to option to use a standalone vault synced via iCloud if you purchase a standalone license, or use our hosted service if you purchase a 1Password membership.
No Pay, Forget to Pay, can't afford == FUCKED.
Long story short, they hold your data hostage for the "New and Improved Business Plan".