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by stmw 36 days ago
Not for this data, but in the past, yes - there is persistent pressure to do that for any maker of password managers, be it independent, in-browser or in-OS. (Source: I was a cofounder of a company that made a password manager as part of our product).
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I mean it's a better forcing function to keep your customers constantly upgrading and tied to your platform. You can't just make good tools anymore, now you make mediocre tools that are sticky through dark patterns.