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Ondřej Bothe, Ondřej Kubera, David Bednář, Martin Potančok, Ota Novotný
There is also another situation that could still influence us from a long-term perspective and that may not be particularly visible at the beginning of the project or can significantly change its position later. This is known as vendor lock-in. Vendor lock-in is a situation in which a customer using a product(s), service(s) or resource(s) cannot easily transition to a competitor’s product(s), service(s), or resource(s). This may mean not just another company whose products, services or resources would benefit us, but competitors can also refer to the company’s internal products, services, or resources.
Technical and Legal Issues in Cloud Computing
Published in Sunilkumar Manvi, Gopal K. Shyam, Cloud Computing, 2021
Sunilkumar Manvi, Gopal K. Shyam
Vendor lock-in: Vendor lock-in is a situation in which a customer using a product or service cannot easily make transition to a competitor's product or service. Vendor lock-in is usually the result of proprietary technologies that are incompatible with those of competitors. However, it can also be caused by inefficient processes or contract constraints, among other things.
Open Source in Development: Enabling Business and Services
Published in Information Systems Management, 2020
Georg J. P. Link, Jolanta Kowal, Sajda Qureshi
Businesses and Government can work together to ensure that open standards do not put restrictions on the use of the standard, e.g., through trade secrets or patents. Governments demand open standards to be supported by software to ensure interoperability between government agencies and the people. This enables microentrepreneurs to offer their services at reduced costs to them and their customers. Open standards also reduce vendor lock-in and provide a level playing field for open source software and proprietary software, ensuring freedom of choice and enabling innovation. Policymakers who find it challenging to lobby for open source software may find it easier to lobby for open standards because it does not exclude existing software vendors but only pushes them to openness.