‘Halo Fund Announces Strategic Secondary Investment in 1Password’
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/10/15/halo-fund-1password
‘Halo Fund Announces Strategic Secondary Investment in 1Password’

Link to: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251009156976/en/Halo-Fund-Announces-Strategic-Secondary-Investment-in-1Password

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@daringfireball @gruber I read about the enshittification of 1Password from time to time, but my experience hasn’t borne that out. The new apps, even if electron over rust, are fast. Bugs are getting fixed and experiences are being made smoother on macOS and iOS (and Linux/Windows!) and they support shared vaults for our family.

So I’m genuinely curious what is actually becoming shitty here aside from some prejudice against electron.

@kavehv @daringfireball @gruber My experience with 1Password for both home and office usage has been positive. There isn’t a competitive service that offers the same features I’ve grown accustomed to. I know the Apple Passwords app is good, but it doesn’t meet my needs.
@kavehv @daringfireball @gruber I changed my mind about keeping 1Password after their recent “updating the cost” email. I’d have stuck with it if they wrote “shit is more expensive now, so we’re raising our prices” instead of the “…continue investing in innovation and the world-class security you expect” bullshit.
@spacegrass @daringfireball @gruber Do you really trust Apple (of today) enough to move all your passwords there and give up any hope of portability across platforms though? I can point to so many other things in the OSes that roll out then atrophy (like Screen Time) that they lose any sort of competitive edge in how they work. I'm not about to trust my passwords to that. Plus I use linux at work and 1Password works well there (Apple does not).
@spacegrass @daringfireball @gruber It might be a different story if Apple didn't lock you in. I don't want my passwords/identities locked into the ecosystem, even if I'm deeply invested elsewhere. If Apple actually competed on the quality of their services rather than utilize lock-in to keep you, I might trust them more with stuff like this.
@kavehv @gruber For work, I will absolutley continue to use 1Password; it's indispensable. For home, Apple passwords will be good enough. I considered switching in the past, but I was too lazy to migrate everything.