Once you get there it doesn't matter if your goal was features or updates, you're talking about closing doors and laying people off.
So I'd much rather 1password do exactly what they did and pivot off a failing model.
> They made home windows into a loss-leader.
That's great, and I'm sure when 1Password has a 100B war chest to sit on they'll think about doing the same.
Most people would consider turning your flagship into a loss-leader for other parts of the company not exactly the goal of the average software shop.
Windows is not a loss-leader. It makes them lots of money. They just threw away a single sales channel.
> pivot off a failing model
Microsoft hasn't pivoted off upfront sales for Windows.
I just now realized you're the same person from the other thread and it all makes sense now, this was never about 1Password for you. My mistake taking the bait.
And of course, I vehemently agree with anything you say about 1Password, or Windows.
And if you don't like corrections then don't nitpick so much.
Feature-complete, then. It needs updates but it doesn't need significant development work.
> Great way to make my point. MS tried taking just 3 dollars a month for an entire OS, but because they were asking for money upfront they had to turn to a mixture advertising Candy Crush in the start menu and privacy abuse.
They make most of their money off new computers at an even lower price. Adding candy crush and more tracking came after they switched to making upgrades free, and I really doubt it's worth $100 a seat.
They made home windows into a loss-leader. If there was a choice to pay to remove those things I bet they'd make somewhat more money. But it's not where their big revenue streams are so they don't care.