There have been a lot of rumors about Amazon buying Target and although I do like Amazon, I hope it never happens. IMHO Target was the only online/b&m business that was competitive with Amazon prices and deals over the holidays.
I'll be honest I had no idea who Sam Altman is so I read his wikipedia page and I still don't quite understand how he got to where he is today? Was his success started by the Loopt sale?
Thank you for the details from a Pilot's point of view. I was watching this flight play out live and it was certainly a nail biter. I couldn't believe they were going to land let alone take off.
In my own personal experience, I can honestly say I've never "intentionally" clicked on an ad in the past 20+ years I've been on the internet. I will say I've certainly looked at ads in magazines, billboards, tv commercials (before tivo) and even those small planes pulling banners at the beach.
I am not surprised that digital marketing is not that effective. What does surprise me is why its taken this long to figure that out.
Unfortunately or fortunately (if you are a shareholder of a SaaS public company) we have seen a mass exodus by corporations (see Adobe, MS/o365, Quickbooks, Basecamp, etc.. etc..) that have moved from the traditional purchase a license model to the cloud based subscription model.
While I do understand the benefits of storing certain information in the cloud (GitHub!) when it comes to the storage of critical information such as passwords I'd rather be in control of that information myself and on my own hardware.
While 1Password is correct in suggesting that the cloud model may be the best solution for average users, it runs face first into the best practices of security conscious professionals.
I would personally be willing to pay a premium for a "Pro" version of 1Password with local storage and keep the cloud based subscriptions for people that are either unwilling to or do not have the skill set to manage a local security store.
One more additional note, a move like this should have been more transparent from AgileBits. It looks a bit like they tried to slip one past the goalie, which isn't going to give anyone the warm fuzzies especially when it comes to security products.
This is strictly a business decision with no regards for serious security.
A subscription model is in their belief the only way to maintain a sustainable business model that includes growth by providing SaaS with recurring revenue. Old school static licenses with local storage will not provide recurring revenue.
You can add me to the list of people never wanting to go back.
I was fairly excited to take my kids to Disney as I had never been there myself as a kid for unknown reasons. And while I had good time, once is certainly enough. I'd rather travel and see different places as opposed to going the same place year after year.