vendor lock-in

collocation in English

meaningsofvendorandlock-in

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vendor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈven.dər/us
/ˈven.dɚ/
someone who is ...
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lock-in
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlɒk.ɪn/us
/ˈlɑːk.ɪn/
a length of time during which you are not allowed to end or change a ...
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(Definition ofvendorandlock-infrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The inability of users to export their social graph in an open standard format contributes tovendorlock-inand contravenes the principles of data portability.
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These benefits are expected to accelerate the adoption of enterprise mashups by creating transferable skills for software developers and reducingvendorlock-in.
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This has been described as a problem ofvendorlock-in.
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It allowsvendorlock-inas it increases the switching cost.
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Users are thus prevented from modifying the software, and results in the user becoming dependent on software companies to provide updates and support (vendorlock-in).
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The open source mission statement promises better quality, higher reliability, more flexibility, lower cost, and an end to predatoryvendorlock-in.
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Similarly, when virtualization technology was first proposed, application compatibility concerns and potentialvendorlock-inwere cited as barriers to adoption.
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In addition, subscription models increase the possibility ofvendorlock-in, and consumers may find repeated payments to be onerous.
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It defines itself as a home for the growing community of developers united to free users fromvendorlock-inof content.
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Vendorlock-incan be mitigated by opening the standards upon which users depend, allowing competition between implementations.
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Customers may repurchase a brand due to situational constraints (such asvendorlock-in), a lack of viable alternatives, or out of convenience.
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It also increases the risk of avendorlock-in.
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In the computer industry, both hardware and software,vendorlock-incan be used to describe situations in which there is a lack of compatibility or interoperability between equivalent components.
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There is novendorlock-in.
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This is a form of tightly controlled licensing, which allows the vendor to engage invendorlock-inand charge more than it would otherwise for the product.
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Heterogeneous cloud computing is described as a type of cloud environment that preventsvendorlock-in, and aligns with enterprise data centers that are operating hybrid cloud models.
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