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Affordability is not the current goal. Vendor lock-in is the current goal. Consumer prices are a drop in the bucket comparatively.
by Catloafdev 3mo ago
Affordability is not the current goal.
Vendor lock-in is the current goal. Consumer prices are a drop in the bucket comparatively.
- dofm 3mo agoLuckily the industry is much too wise, after a couple of decades of cloud infrastructure, to willingly opt to make itself entirely dependent on one of two platforms with opaque and complicated pricing. We've learned our lessons, oh yes
- hk__2 3mo agoThat’s an impossible goal; it’s too easy to switch models.
- downrightmike 3mo agoAnd Microsoft forced M365 subscriptions to include AI for +$30/license. Cheap, but gave them a massive user base they can claim is using AI
- rconti 3mo agoMaybe they just need the competition to run out of funding first?
- woeirua 3mo agoHow can you lock in when the harnesses are basically thin clients around the APIs and you can replicate them using agents in a short period of time? I haven't seen a compelling thesis yet for how you achieve vendor lock in for LLMs. Claude Code is a bit sticky, but if we're being honest its just because Codex doesn't have all the same features yet.
- Catloafdev 3mo agoBecause it's not about consumer lock-in, it's about enterprise lock-in. That's what they're chasing. Regular users are basically marketing.