Vendor lock-in
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vendor-lock-in-183-6646657
title:
Vendor lock-in
text:
In economics, vendor lock-in, also known as proprietary lock-in or customer lock-in, makes a customer dependent on a vendor for products, unable to use another vendor without substantial switching costs. The use of open standards and alternative options makes systems tolerant of change, so that decisions can be postponed until more information is available or unforeseen events are addressed. Vendor lock-in does the opposite: it makes it difficult to move from one solution to another. Lock-in cos
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Switching costs inhibiting a change of vendor
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendor_lock-in
date created:
2002-11-11T17:28:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T19:17:55Z
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