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Re:OpenAI declares 'code red' as Google catches up in AI race by esafak on Tuesday December 02, 2025 @11:52PM (#46130434)
> And the lock in boogeyman is something only geeks care about. Migrations from one provider to another costs so much money...

You just gave the definition of lock in.

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Re:OpenAI declares 'code red' as Google catches up in AI race by raw_anon_1111 on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @01:04AM (#46130776)
You are “locked in” to your infrastructure if you have a bunch of VMs at your colo and you need to move.

Do you also suggest that people never use a Colo?

I’ve seen it take a year to move a bunch of VMs from a Colo.

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