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Bitwarden's new CEO has a Private Equity background, removed 'Inclusion' and 'Always Free' from their website -- because of course he did (www.fastcompany.com)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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In the latest episode of "they will always sell you out" - they sold you out! Who would've thought.

Hoping for a good alternative client to appear, the writing is on the wall. Vaultwarden can't exist without "leeching" off of Bitwarden.

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[+] -17 points 4 months ago (20 children)

https://bitwarden.com/pricing/

I kind of find the headline a bit disingenuous. However, if they do move to a non-free model, I'd still pay for it. I mean $1.65/Month USD. Sure, I don't even have to think about it.

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  • [–] 28 points 4 months ago (14 children)

    yeah fuck that... fuck subscriptions ALL OF THEM. fucn these companies, ALL OF THEM.

    stop giving any of these pricks any slack. none of them deserve it, nor money.

    today it's 1.65... tomorrow it's 4.99... next week it's 12.99.. stop being a mindless sheep giving them any sort of leeway. you're enabling the scammers to literally scam you more, and more and more.

    I'm relocating all my shit right now because we'll.. fuck em. I am loyal to NO COMPANY. none of them deserve anything but bankruptcy at a minimum.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I've cut down my subscriptions by a lot over the past few years, and I've gotten very close to what I consider a minimum. Whenever possible, I like to buy outright.

    However, surely you can understand how not every product can function as a one time purchase. For something like a password manager, they are providing an ongoing service. They are storing and serving your data.

    You can self host, sure, and I'm doing a lot of that lately. But not everyone has the capacity or desire to.

    All that said, this leadership shakeup is concerning and I think I'll be migrating to Proton, since I already have a Duo plan.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    I am totally in line with not agreeing with everything being a subscription. And I absolutely dont agree with subscription creep.

    So I minimize what I pay for. And let me say, in no means am I defending the change in Bitwarden here. I would never.

    It isn't a realistic expectation to expect any hosted service to be free. Especially in capitalism. Someone will come along and fuck with pricing.

    Not everyone has the time, knowledge, or finances to fund self hosting everything.

    But to automatically assume everyone is a sheep for using a service that benefits them is a bit of a jump.

    Yes, I myself value privacy, security, and the merits of self hosting as much as I can with my resources. And I have had conversations with people on these topics, and there are the folk that lack the understanding of the importance of the hill many of the folk like me stand on. So I have seen the wide spectrum of people who pay for services.

    Wild take dude.

    yAlL aRe ShEeP blah blah blah...

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  • [–] -3 points 4 months ago (10 children)

    today it’s 1.65… tomorrow it’s 4.99… next week it’s 12.99… stop being a mindless sheep giving them any sort of leeway. you’re enabling the scammers to literally scam you more, and more and more.

    'Mindless sheep'. That's hilarious. But I get it. Nobody likes to pay for shit.

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  • [+] 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)
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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    It's not 'out of touch'. It's paying for (if it comes to that) a service that houses all of my business accounts, investment accounts, personal accounts, etc, and all with a pretty damn good track record. As with any technology, you must constantly evaluate it to see if what you are spending is justified for the service you are receiving. If at such time I feel the service isn't worth the price, then sure. As of now, it's not really an issue to me.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Baaaaaaa.

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  • [–] -3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Man, I tell you, I wish I could live in a fantasy world where everything is free.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Funny thing is I clicked the link and "Always free." was gone. Refreshed the page and it was back. Definitely something going on.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah it's not about not paying for me, it's about being able to host my own with my protections and controls

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    That is totally awesome and cool bro. You'll never hear me throw shade on someone for charting their own course in life or choosing a different path. In fact, to drop a little relevant Hendrix up in here:

    "I'm the one who has to die when it's time for me to die. So, let me live my life the way I want."

    As long as my life doesn't interfere with your life, we'll be just jippity jippity. Rock on! Git sum! It's a big world. We can all coexist.

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