I use iCloud Keychain because Apple is not in business of making money off a password manager. They charge me more via their hardware sales scheme but at the end of the day it’s a good experience overall
The older (and busier) I get, the more I'm willing to put up with a walled garden that just works.
Apple is not (always) a good actor; they've been caught intentionally degrading the performance of older hardware, in order to increase sales of new hardware. But, they seem very keen on maintaining the privacy and safety of their users, which is true of essentially no other tech company on the planet.
I'm still not all-in on the Apple ecosystem, but stuff like this always makes me pause.
Strange - the fact that Apple is not trying to make money from passwords seems like a good reason NOT to use it. Though I don't have much experience with keychain so I can't comment on that specifically. (I do have a lot of Apple devices I like though).
I feel more comfortable when a company is trying to earn my money by delivering a good product with good service. Of course that doesn't always work out, but I feel it's a better shot.
Well, Apple isn't directly making money from selling subscriptions to the iCloud Keychain, but it's a fairly important factor in making iOS and macOS straightforward to use for many people (including me). So the indirect business case for keeping it around and performing well is pretty sound.
I see your point, and if I were (say) a Linux user I of course wouldn't use iCloud. But as someone whose entire digital life is on iOS and macOS, it doesn't bother me that it may not work (or work as well) on other platforms.
