That is a weird way to look at it. Companies that used IBM hardware and services became successful. If anything they became locked into success with a reliable

That is a weird way to look at it. Companies that used IBM hardware and services became successful. If anything they became locked into success with a reliable business partner. It is odd to look at that as a negative thing. Likewise, Amazon has built a reliable and professional platform for cloud computing that is guaranteed to make your business successful for years to come. Why wouldn't you want that? What is the disadvantage really to becoming reliant on a superior architecture and support structure.