One-river civilization: a monopoly metaphor in the vendor lock-in debate
sadasant · x · 2026-09-30
sadasant responds to the vendor lock-in debate with a metaphor: in a civilization with one river, every other fresh water source either charges a premium or isn't really water — framing lock-in as a consequence of scarce supply.
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