Lazycoder

Vendor Lock in

A lot of people complain about vendor lock in when choosing an MP3 player. I see this a lot when people are deciding, or convincing someone, to buy/not buy an iPod. “If it wasn’t for the Apple lock in I’d buy an iPod.”.

That kind of lock in is the same kind of lock in that’s present in marriage. It’s only lock in if you’re unhappy. Yeah, sure I can’t see other women now that I’m married. But I’m OK with that. Same with my iPod and iTunes. I chose the lock in, it works for me. It works a hell of a lot better than any of the WMA/MP3 players I’ve tried. Sure it’s not perfect. But if you work at it a little bit, it pays off big time when you plug your iPod in, Sync over your playlist, and go.