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Re:Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now? by CGamesPlay on Monday December 19, 2022 @01:02AM (#34048997)
1Password is objectively getting worse: 1Password 7 has 4.3 stars on the App Store and 1Password 8 has a measly 2.7 stars. 1Password 7 is no longer receiving updates (it's no longer for sale either). 1Password 8 requires iOS 15, so the updates that you're paying for as part of your subscription model require that you pay for a new phone to get them.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/1password-7-password-manager/i... and https://apps.apple.com/us/app/1password-8-password-manager/i...

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Re:Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now? by jevgeni on Monday December 19, 2022 @03:17AM (#34049730)
Counting pitchforks doesn't make the pitchforks objective.
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Re:Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now? by MichaelZuo on Monday December 19, 2022 @12:15PM (#34054629)
Requiring iOS 15 or later is objectively worse though when the previous version supports older software.
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Re:Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now? by citruspi on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @07:31AM (#34064963)
> 1Password 8 requires iOS 15, so the updates that you're paying for as part of your subscription model require that you pay for a new phone to get them.

That assumes that iOS 15 requires a new phone... which isn't the case. Apple generally has an excellent track record of supporting older devices when they release new major OS versions.

Taking a look at the devices that support iOS 15[0], the oldest one appears to be the iPhone 6S... which was released in 2015. So you could theoretically use the new 1Password 8 on iOS 15 on a phone that is 7 years old. No need to pay for a new phone.

[0] https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/supported-models-iphe...

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