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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
vendor lock-in? as in the myth that you can only put Amazon books on the Kindle?
note: MYTH!
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"Vendor lock-in" isn't generally used as an absolute term. For example, the iPod/iTunes relationship was referred to as "vendor lock-in" when iTunes content was DRMed, even though you could also rip CDs and play MP3s on it from day one.
I actually can't think of very many systems that were absolute vendor locked-in, except for streaming/subscription services.