Re:Coding with LLMs in the summer of 2025 (an update)
by klabb3 on Sunday July 20, 2025 @03:32PM
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> But I'm not as worried as others. None of these have lock-in.
They will. And when they do it will hit hard, especially if you’re not just a consumer but relying on it for work.
One vector is personalization. Your LLM gets to know you and your history. They will not release that to a different company.
Another is integrations. Perhaps you’re using LLMs for assistance, but only Gemini has access to your calendar.
Cloud used to be ”rent a server”. You could do it anywhere, but AWS was good & cheap. Now how is is it to migrate? Can you even afford the egress? How easy is it to combine offerings from different cloud providers?
They will. And when they do it will hit hard, especially if you’re not just a consumer but relying on it for work.
One vector is personalization. Your LLM gets to know you and your history. They will not release that to a different company.
Another is integrations. Perhaps you’re using LLMs for assistance, but only Gemini has access to your calendar.
Cloud used to be ”rent a server”. You could do it anywhere, but AWS was good & cheap. Now how is is it to migrate? Can you even afford the egress? How easy is it to combine offerings from different cloud providers?