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Name one major technology company that doesn't try to lock you into their recurring subscription platforms.
by Delmania 11y ago
Name one major technology company that doesn't try to lock you into their recurring subscription platforms.
- shmerl 11y agoAnything that uses interoperable technology. Lock-in implies something that you can't replace for no valid reason. Standards are aimed at such interoperaibilty and luckily we have a lot of standard technologies which are interchangeable. It would have been a nightmare, if literally everything would have been locked-in MS style. I.e. imagine you bought a light bulb and can't use it because it's XYZ lightbulb that can't work with fixture ABC and requires you to rewire the whole house. What a wonderful MS style experience. Luckily it's not the case most of the time.