Here Is to Vendor Lock-in

Posted: October 31, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: General | Leave a comment »

Vendor lock-in is a good thing. Here is why.

‘Vendor lock-in’ has somehow become a dirty phrase in software development. Yet, it is actually a good thing. What vendor lock-in really means is that you have found a company, a vendor, that solves your critical problem so good that you want to stay with them. Look at critical problems that have been solved for you – moving around (your car), storing food safely (your fridge), cooking food (your kitchen), roof under your head (your house), access to information (your computer and internet).

Same with software that you use at home and in our projects. There are companies, the vendors, behind the product you use and you know their names and you stay with them for long, locked in, because you like them. You get your problem solved and the companies get your money that they use to further develop the products you use and to feed the people that do it. Everyone is happy and that’s how it should be.

Vendor lock-in is a good thing because these are the vendors you want to stay with.

Regards,

Slava Imeshev

On Life and Death of Steve Jobs

Posted: October 6, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: General | Leave a comment »

Unexpectedly, the death of Steve Jobs has touched me more profoundly that I could ever expect.

When I heard the news, I was shocked. I new that Steve Jobs was sick, but I really hoped that he’d pull through. I’ve never met him and my only personal connection to him is that I live a couple of miles from his place. Of course, I’ve been a admirer of his work and an Apple customer, and that’s it.

And yet, what I feel now is full-blow grief. Maybe that’s because his work touched me in a way deeper then I thought. Maybe it’s realization that we won’t see more of his awesome creations. Maybe that’s because he is gone so early, killed by a stupid disease. I don’t know.

R.I.P Steve Jobs.

Regards,

Slava Imeshev