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Thanks to the developers for their efforts in the new version, and for staying in here, under fire, and answering questions. I hope it hasn't been too discouraging to get all the feedback. The discussion has been passionate because people care about such a beloved app.

There are lots of opinions in here from longtime users, so I wanted to chime in as someone who (maybe?) is reflective of newer and potential target customers of the app. I'm certainly not new to the Mac (about 10 years with it), but I was a longtime Windows user and vividly remember dipping my toes into the Mac, and what brought me over. It wasn't bullet point features in apps, but was the "delight" of using certain apps, one of which was 1Password. I had eyed it with envy for a while, and was sold once I tried it.

It was pleasurable to use. Being new to the Mac, I couldn't put my finger on it at the time, but now, looking back, I realize it was the "Mac-ness" of the app that drew me to it. I can't imagine that I'm the only person for whom that delight of using it was the big attraction. That was kind of what 1Password was all about, for me at least.

99% of my use case is filling passwords and looking up passwords. All the various features being added over time are nice, but that feel is what set 1Password apart. I do get the sense from reading the developers' comments, that they have different priorities (ability to roll out new features taking priority over "delight" for example), but that's just a guess from the outside looking in.

I've only been using the Early Access version today, and I hope my opinion shifts over time, but if I had to describe it, I'd say — it is fine. That's really it. That intangible magic, which reached out instantly in the past, is gone. It's just a tool. (The high memory usage is another issue). I couldn't even describe exactly why the magic is gone, other than to say things just feel . . . off.

I'm sure the app will do fine, but I worry that losing that feel of delight will make 1Password lose the one big differentiator it had compared with competing apps.

Just one person's opinion, and it isn't intended to belittle the work being done.