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		esafak 12 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OpenAI declares 'code red' as Google catches up in... > 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.

raw_anon_1111 12 days ago [–]

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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