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Yes, they are. But this is outside the point. Which is, vendor locking did not show itself, because the economy was good.
by streetcat1 6y ago
Yes, they are. But this is outside the point.
Which is, vendor locking did not show itself, because the economy was good.
- scarface74 6y agoCompanies have been “locked-in” to vendors since IBM in the 50s. There are still plenty of successful companies that have been dependent on IBM for decades and weathered plenty of recessions. That’s not to mention all of the companies in the modern era that are completely “locked in” to the Microsoft ecosystem and spend literally millions on Windows, Sql Server, Active Directory, Office 365, etc. and have also weathered recessions. Any large company depends on literally dozens of vendors that they have tied their business process into where it would be a major pain to switch. I know in the health care industry, a lot of health systems are so tightly tied into their EMR/EHR, leaving a something like AWS would be a breeze.
- paulryanrogers 6y agoCould it be large companies have war chests to draw on? Smaller companies often run leaner. Except maybe for big airlines that spent their surpluses on stock buybacks and executive pay increases.