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Re:Anthropic S-1 by josh-sematic on Monday October 26, 2026 @05:13PM (#50251053)
Switching cost for a DB and switching cost for an inference API are very different things. They’re going to have to create lock-in with something other than model intelligence if they want to play Oracle’s games.
Re:Anthropic S-1 by alexandre_m on Monday October 26, 2026 @10:15PM (#50253947)
Vendor lock-in is inevitable when negotiating enterprise contracts. Companies will sign one or two-year deals based on headcount, convinced they're going to save a ton of money. And a big part of the appeal will probably come from intelligence capabilities being bundled with services they're already paying for (looking at you Microsoft)