Ahh, this is such a nice improvement over literally anything i've used for agent key management on Windows or Linux, and easily competes with using the Keychain integration available on OSX; It sucks that I can't really use the functionality due to the v8 requirement, and am once again in the position of paying for something where I don't get to actually use new and useful features due to really aggressive ( if not outright anti-user ) product direction.
For some context on my bitterness: v6 stopped working with chrome based browsers a few years ago due to an issue with browser signatures, and the official guidance was to ( pay to ) upgrade to v7 rather than fixing the app, and so the software I had paid for was no longer usable in the way that it was when I purchased a license for it, effectively being downgraded through no fault of the end user ; Similarly, the Windows variant of 1pw has... kind of always just been a bad experience compared to the mac version, and while the controversial Electron-based unification for v8 promised to bring the experience in line with the Mac app ( not requiring purchase of another license type this time because I'd since bitten the bullet and paid for a subscription so I could actually use v7 ), it also required migration to the hosted vault system, as support for local vaults was completely dropped in the same version.
I would feel a lot more comfortable using this otherwise legitimately fantastic functionality if it didn't also require me to migrate from a local vault to the hosted version. I already didn't want my passwords hosted online; I definitely don't want my ssh agent and its private keys to be bound to said hosted service, and nothing has yet come out of 1Password's survey for self hosting the vault server in order to maintain a vault that works with 1PW 8 locally.
It's an unfortunate hill to die on, I realize; I just want to maintain control of my own stuff, using a tool that is actually nice to use ( 1Password is and has always been miles ahead of everything else in terms of the day to day user experience, otherwise I'd be able to justify looking at alternatives )
I’m not sure your critique of v6 to v7 migration is fair. Im sure v6 continued to work fine on that old version of chrome. But it seems perfectly reasonable for developers to be compensated for writing new code to work with new versions with new requirements.
I also feel I should be realistic about the incentive structure. I want 1password to continually work on security, additional features, and quality of life stuff. That requires steady income.
As to your local vault concerns. I think you have a really valid point.
> I’m not sure your critique of v6 to v7 migration is fair. Im sure v6 continued to work fine on that old version of chrome. But it seems perfectly reasonable for developers to be compensated for writing new code to work with new versions with new requirements.
I don't disagree that they should be compensated for new versions, however, I think we have a difference of opinion on what qualifies as a patch; I'm not intrinsically against upgrading license types ( though I don't like the move to subscriptions-only ), but I also expect the software I've already paid for to be updated when a major selling point feature ( browser integration ) breaks, especially if it's only the previous version ( in spirit or in practice ).
To be honest, though, I don't really expect they'll have a similar situation in the future now that they're actively maintaining all platform versions ( and with a unified core! ), so I'm being bitter over the past and letting it seep into how I feel about v8, local vaults, and control of my data.
For some context on my bitterness: v6 stopped working with chrome based browsers a few years ago due to an issue with browser signatures, and the official guidance was to ( pay to ) upgrade to v7 rather than fixing the app, and so the software I had paid for was no longer usable in the way that it was when I purchased a license for it, effectively being downgraded through no fault of the end user ; Similarly, the Windows variant of 1pw has... kind of always just been a bad experience compared to the mac version, and while the controversial Electron-based unification for v8 promised to bring the experience in line with the Mac app ( not requiring purchase of another license type this time because I'd since bitten the bullet and paid for a subscription so I could actually use v7 ), it also required migration to the hosted vault system, as support for local vaults was completely dropped in the same version.
I would feel a lot more comfortable using this otherwise legitimately fantastic functionality if it didn't also require me to migrate from a local vault to the hosted version. I already didn't want my passwords hosted online; I definitely don't want my ssh agent and its private keys to be bound to said hosted service, and nothing has yet come out of 1Password's survey for self hosting the vault server in order to maintain a vault that works with 1PW 8 locally.
It's an unfortunate hill to die on, I realize; I just want to maintain control of my own stuff, using a tool that is actually nice to use ( 1Password is and has always been miles ahead of everything else in terms of the day to day user experience, otherwise I'd be able to justify looking at alternatives )