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Schneier on lock-in
- davidw 19y agoThe way to combat lock in as a consumer is to negotiate a good deal for yourself before you sign up and get locked in - according to Varian and Shapiro, whose book he cites.
- xirium 19y agoFriends don't let friends do DRM.
- marcus 19y agoI agree with one exception, DRM that is designed to keep a company's trade secrets secret. Encountered a few startups building DRM for that purpose and I have to say that I don't find it offensive. Data leakage is a serious problem for many companies and DRMing its key data is a good solution. Although it is technologically impossible to create a bullet proof DRM and DRM as a whole is a rotten concept, at least these things can be "fool" proof and prevent accidental leakage.
- ced 19y ago> Economists Carl Shapiro and Hal Varian even proved that the value of a software company is the total lock-in How much lock-in does your start-up have?
- xirium 19y agoDoes lock-in include FUD? Does FUD include providing the best service? I worked for a company which was insanely profitable but it had almost no lock-in. However, the boss took it as a personal affront if you didn't have success with the product that he designed. Therefore, it was widely regarded that you'd have most success if you bought from that company.