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Re:Getting 1Password 7 ready for the Mac App Store by fnordsensei on Sunday May 20, 2018 @02:04PM (#17113999)
Is it possible to pay for a subscription and use a local vault?

I've no problem with the business model, but I'd rather keep the data to myself.

Edit: Answered my own question

> 1Password 7 from the Mac App Store will only support our hosted service, as that’s what you’re purchasing with a 1Password membership. If you install from our website, you’ll have to option to use a standalone vault synced via iCloud if you purchase a standalone license, or use our hosted service if you purchase a 1Password membership.

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Re:Getting 1Password 7 ready for the Mac App Store by cjcampbell on Sunday May 20, 2018 @02:09PM (#17114017)
Yes it is. The new release even brings local vault to Windows.
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Re:Getting 1Password 7 ready for the Mac App Store by fnordsensei on Monday May 21, 2018 @01:25AM (#17116319)
From what I'm reading now, it seems like it's read-only. Only to get things from a vault onto their servers.

I still don't understand how the revenue model (subscriptions) necessitates the technical solution (cloud storage).

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Re:Getting 1Password 7 ready for the Mac App Store by bwoodruff on Monday May 21, 2018 @11:31AM (#17119116)
> From what I'm reading now, it seems like it's read-only. Only to get things from a vault onto their servers.

With 1Password 6 for Windows that is the case, but not with 1Password 7.

> I still don't understand how the revenue model (subscriptions) necessitates the technical solution (cloud storage).

It doesn't. But that is the recommended solution. You _can_ subscribe and use a standalone vault. But you're missing out on functionality that you're paying for that way.

Ben Woodruff

AgileBits

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Re:Getting 1Password 7 ready for the Mac App Store by fnordsensei on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @02:02AM (#17131735)
Thank you Ben. Yes, I get that. There's a subset (maybe 10-20%) of data that I can't (in some cases because of legislation)/don't want to put in the cloud, while the majority would be just fine. So, yes, I'd have to accept the compromise.

Thank you again, I have now acquired a subscription and version 7 looks very nice indeed.

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Re:Getting 1Password 7 ready for the Mac App Store by bwoodruff on Monday May 21, 2018 @11:28AM (#17119086)
> Is it possible to pay for a subscription and use a local vault?

Yes, with 1Password 7 this is possible. It isn’t the recommended situation, and we don’t advertise it, but it is possible.

Ben Woodruff

AgileBits

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