The amount of money it takes to provide this service is completely disconnected from the cost, and the value I get is not from the service. I could pay 2/3 as much to get 100GB of space from google. I could store it in S3 for 1 penny a month.
I could store my data in dropbox or microsoft or any email service or facebook. I don't want the service, just sell me the program. > and still expect the service to be around forever It's easy to justify $3 at a time, but suddenly you're paying a whole cable bill for marginal value.ĭecisions like this shouldn't be taken in complete isolation and rounded to zero. > I like how you had to word it in terms of 5 years just to make it sound substantial.īecause I'm going to be using it for that long.įor this single app. I don’t have to aspire to be a reoccurring revenue stream to boost their $6.8B valuation…
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Likewise, I am free to warn people the poor value that they’re receiving with the current subscription model. We live in a capitalistic world and 1Password is free to go with whatever pricing model works for them to maximize their revenues.
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I continued using the software in Firefox and Chrome.Īm I considered an “expensive user” simply because I’m unwilling to pay their toll? I haven’t gotten any support from them for the past 3 years.
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I didn’t bemoan 1Password when they didn’t provide an update after Safari changed their API. I don’t see why I should feel inclined to pay more to support some edge case users. Now at least subscription users can subsides that cost a bit… > I bet you one-time payment users ended up being some of their most expensive users since they had to manage disparate sync schemes. By forcing everyone to go subscription they see that they could have milked me for an additional $78+ without doing any work at all. If they were truly worried about losing customers unwilling to pay upfront they’d offer both options. People just might not have the funds to pay a fair price all at once. > People are allergic to upfront payment. That’s $108 for software that I paid $30 originally. I am still able to use 1Password6 to this day without any updates for the past 3 years. > Like if every paid subscription you had was 3 dollars how would your bills look?īut 1Password never needed to be a subscription in the first place. > Does 1Password asking for 3 dollars make every other app on your computer suddenly need 3 dollars a month?īy your logic there’s nothing wrong with any other app asking for their own monthly toll when you feel that 1Password is justified in doing so.
Now at least subscription users can subsides that cost a bit. A tech forum isn't exactly where to get perspective on that for example.ġPassword clearly tried the one time payment model, and if I had to imagine for a second, I bet you one-time payment users ended up being some of their most expensive users since they had to manage disparate sync schemes. Many MANY companies have tried one time payments and died over it. Like if every paid subscription you had was 3 dollars how would your bills look? Paid subscriptions is one of those types, and as far as paid subscriptions go 3 dollars a month is bottom of the barrel. Some software you use exists because people work on it for free, some exists because massive ad-tech companies defiling the globe's privacy fund it, etc. This sounds so much pithier than it actually is, but of course every reply will say it.ĭoes 1Password asking for 3 dollars make every other app on your computer suddenly need 3 dollars a month?Įvery piece of software needs its own plan for continued development. Just 3 dollars a month… if every piece of software I use on a daily basis cost me a few dollars then the usage cost would spiral out of control.