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There aught to be a name .. I think that "vendor lock-in" comes close to describing the situation. However, it does not describe the way the dependence changes
by papaf 9y ago
There aught to be a name ..
I think that "vendor lock-in" comes close to describing the situation. However, it does not describe the way the dependence changes the behaviour of the people locked in. I think that "addiction" fits in this case.
- zapita 9y agoThat's not lock-in, it's just a dependency. It would be lock-in if the vendor made it unreasonably difficult to remove the dependency.