re: Can I just say, Apple users frustrate the heck out of me?

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The market rewards vendor lock-in

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That's been identified as a risk to consumers and businesses for ... quite a while. I've tried, many, many, times to implore clients to make their CI/CD pipelines, processes and standards portable between any cloud they may use (AWS, Azure, GCP, private). I explain that it gives them viability to avoid vendor costs increases, makes maintenance easier, makes finding staff to maintain the cloud assets easier, etc. I nearly always get a nod, and a, "That's nice, but we are committed to AWS."

But, it's not different than mainstream beer. If your dad drank Coors Light, you probably drink Coors Light, and will for decades, and your kid will prefer Coors Light, etc.

There is a difference between emotional/social lock in, and functional lock in, but is one more valuable than the other? How many people would never buy a Ford?