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"No Vendor Lock-In" Is Code for "No Product"
A new essay argues that when a startup advertises "no vendor lock-in" as a main selling point, it often signals the product lacks enough differentiated value to keep customers otherwise. The piece has drawn attention on Hacker News, where readers are debating whether easy data portability is a genuine feature or a symptom of weak products that give users no reason to stay.
Why now: The essay's contrarian take on a common startup marketing claim is sparking debate among developers and founders.
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- "No Vendor Lock-In" Is Code for "No Product" · ferran9908 · 10
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