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		otterley on Jan 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 1Password Has Raised $620M Microsoft tried this over 20 years ago, even calling it Microsoft Passport and offering it free of charge, and it failed miserably: https://news.microsoft.com/2001/08/12/microsoft-passport-bri...

Karunamon on Jan 19, 2022 [–]

There's such a thing as being too ahead of the game. 20 years ago is an eternity in tech; there's nothing to say it might not work now.

encryptluks2 on Jan 20, 2022 | [–]

There is also something to be said about free not actually being free, and anyone with common sense would know that "free" from Microsoft means practically the opposite.

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