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Re:Outlook is down, and so is Microsoft's status page by syshyk on Friday November 13, 2026 @03:01AM (#50479916)
Vendor lock in is always a thing really, you don't always get choice in SaaS providers and how they auth. Could of course choose another SaaS provider but then that starts reducing the pool, assuming you have alternatives.
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Re:Outlook is down, and so is Microsoft's status page by disgruntledphd2 on Friday November 13, 2026 @03:24AM (#50480112)
> Vendor lock in is always a thing really

Yeah, and additionally if all your counterparties are on it, you can externalise your internal tools onto them relatively easily.

This mostly doesn't work, but it's a beautiful dream for executives.

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