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Then you don't have a JAMSTACK website. You have a static + serverless architecture. Netlify is heavily promoting "JAMSTACK" as the next hot thing because only

• ValentineC 6y ago
  If enough people use it, and if they don't defend their trademark enough, it'll probably get genericized: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_trademark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_trademark
• CarelessExpert 6y ago
  So you claim is they're trying to create "lock-in". That has a specific meaning whereby they prevent customers from leaving, somehow, but forcing everyone onto their platform. As far as I can tell, the basis for this claim is that somehow the "jamstack" label is so valuable that people will be "forced" to work with Netlify so they can enjoy the privilege of using that trademarked term, but you'll forgive me if I find that to be a pretty weak basis upon which to levy such a strong claim. Ultimately, again, this is just an architectural pattern and a bunch of open standards. Netlify is absolutely guilty of hyping the holy heck out of this thing as though it's the silver bullet that'll solve all of the world's problems. And sure, maybe they're trying to build a brand around it. But I fail to see how any of this is so nefarious as to qualify as attempted "lock-in".