Lessons in Vendor Lock-in: Shaving

Posted by bob on Dec 13, 2018 7:07 AM EDT
Linux Journal; By Kyle Rankin
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Freedom is powerful. When you start using free software, a whole world opens up to you, and you start viewing everything in a different light. You start noticing when vendors don't release their code or when they try to lock you in to their products with proprietary protocols. These vendor lock-in techniques aren't new or even unique to software. Shaving companies long have tried to force customer loyalty with incompatible proprietary products that make you stay on an upgrade treadmill.

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