Apple is rumored to be ready to deploy 1Password internally to all of its corporate and retail employees around the world over the next few months per an unnamed source.
The report offered the following comment:
“According to our source, after many months of planning, Apple plans to deploy 1Password internally to all 100,000 employees. This includes not just employees in Cupertino, but extends all the way to retail, too. Furthermore, the company is said to have carved out a deal that includes family plans, giving up to 5 family members of each employee a free license for 1Password. […]”
Apple is said to also be using the stand-alone version of 1Password. The company was reported to have considered using the version that includes AgileBits syncing service that routes through cloud providers like Amazon AWS, but Apple quickly decided that wasn’t acceptable. The standalone version of the software lets users sync through iCloud, something Apple is undoubtedly more comfortable with.
The report also stated that 100 Apple employees will begin using 1Password via this initiative beginning this week, with all corporate and retail employees at the company expected to be activated within the next one to two months.
Representatives from AgileBits denied a rumor that “acquisition talks were underway” with the following statement:
Rumours of my acquisition are completely false. My humans and I are happily independent and plan to remain so.
— 1Password (@1Password) July 10, 2018
Apple employees have already received 1Password for free for several years, so it’s unclear what this “deployment” refers to exactly.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via MacRumors, Boy Genius Report and Twitter