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Vendor lock-in is a good thing? HP's CFO thinks so
- bediger4000 3y agoOf course HP's C?O would think that. But can you imagine needing a printer and having to buy another dumpster fire HP? Or buying an HP because you had HP-UX on your last computer? Ugh, what a dystopia.
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- JohnFen 3y agoThat's an excellent reason to avoid buying anything from HP, right there.
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- jbverschoor 3y agoThat’s why the only HP here is an old keyboard for a server But I have to say I’m very happy with my printer.. I won’t update the firmware though, because that causes DRM and cannot be downgraded
- TexanFeller 3y agoHP, Oracle, MS, and all those old school extortionists have nothing on AWS when it comes to vendor lock in.
- calamari4065 3y agoLeopards eating your face is a good thing, says leopard eating my face
- type0 3y agoHP is more of a hyena rather than leopard
- egberts1 3y agoThis is why I stop lauding and buying Hewlett-Packard printers. Too much dependencies on Microsoft OS and dialing home private stuff to HP headquarter.
- RagnarD 3y agoScrew HP. I dumped them a few years ago for an Epson and haven't looked back.
- jamesdwilson 3y agoDevil's advocate: Doesn't HN frequently tout "moats" - isn't this a moat? What is the practical difference between a moat and vendor lock in?
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- paxys 3y agoHuge difference between the two. You can create a moat around your business, so that competitors find it hard to match the services and value you provide. Vendor lock in is a moat created around the customer, so that they find it hard to switch even if someone else in the market is offering a better product.
- khzw8yyy 3y agoI don't think there's a big difference for the customer. In either case the vendor has full grasp on those family jewels and can name any price for their product or service. See also: everyone eagerly awaiting an actual viable alternative to NVidia's GPUs. Are they a good product? Yes. Do customers want there to be a competitor so they can pursue a dual vendor strategy and do some price negotiation? Also yes.
- Centigonal 3y agoAs consumers, we want plentiful, high quality, inexpensive products, so we won't have to work so hard for a great life. As architects of businesses, we want highly-demanded, easy to produce, high-profit products, so we won't have to work so hard for a great life.
- I_Am_Nous 3y agoAfter HP killed Palm I hated them. No way HP gets my money. I actively warn people away from HP anything.
- fomine3 3y agoAny news?