I run 1Password (the nonsubscription version) and LastPass side by side. LastPass is the company's stuff and 1Password is my personal stuff.
Remotely stored data makes me nervous. No one is infallible so sooner or later massive collections of extremely valuable data will fall prey to the relentless efforts of . . . those people. LastPass will fail us. They are nice, they are smart. But they are not omniscient and infallible.
Now Agilebits have placed themselves in the same boat. They are nice. They are smart. But they are now just a "me too" player in this game.
And once you are a "me too" player, pricing becomes a factor. Agilebits will face pricing pressure.
Once you are a "me too" player, marketing becomes a factor. LastPass was swallowed up in an M & A deal. Agilebits is independent. I submit that Agilebits is at a "capital availability" disadvantage, barring bonehead executive decisions at LastPass and its parent.
Remotely stored data makes me nervous. No one is infallible so sooner or later massive collections of extremely valuable data will fall prey to the relentless efforts of . . . those people. LastPass will fail us. They are nice, they are smart. But they are not omniscient and infallible.
Now Agilebits have placed themselves in the same boat. They are nice. They are smart. But they are now just a "me too" player in this game.
And once you are a "me too" player, pricing becomes a factor. Agilebits will face pricing pressure.
Once you are a "me too" player, marketing becomes a factor. LastPass was swallowed up in an M & A deal. Agilebits is independent. I submit that Agilebits is at a "capital availability" disadvantage, barring bonehead executive decisions at LastPass and its parent.