Vendor Lock-in

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Strategy

Foundational Lexiconstuck with one provider
Executive Parlanceswitching barriers
Scholarly Discourseproprietary dependency
Babel ZenithVendor Lock-in
Origin: Business/Tech

Etymology & Meaning

Dependency on a vendor that makes switching costly.

In the Boardroom

When you can't leave a provider without major costs.

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