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Also known as 'lock-in' in some contexts.
by loudmax 10y ago
Also known as 'lock-in' in some contexts.
- wolfgke 10y agoInterestingly this "lock-in" argument is often used with respect to Microsoft, but not with respect to Apple...
- jdbernard 10y agoBe fair. I've seen the lock-in argument used all the time here in regards to Apple stuff, particularly in discussions of iOS, macOS, and the App store.
- wolfgke 10y agoPerhaps it's my surrounding and thus not representative, but when talking about Apple they talk about "integration", while when talking about Microsoft, the word "lock-in" is used - for quite similar things.
- wornohaulus 10y agoby that logic.. if people need oxygen for breathing.. you would consider that a lock-in..
- anindha 10y agoThat analogy only works if I was paying for my oxygen. Currently I am not.
- lucozade 10y ago> Also known as 'lock-in' It does increase lock-in of course. I would argue that so many companies are already heavily invested in M$ that this is unlikely to affect relative lock-in hugely. To put it another way, if I'm already in prison and someone buys me a comfy chair, I'm likely to appreciate it.
- Nullabillity 10y agoBy that analogy, if you're already in prison then you should be plotting an escape path, not get chummy with the guards.