- **Epistemic status:** #seedlings The concept that when a customer wants to leave a companies service or product it can only be done with a substantial financial cost, creating barriers for other companies to be able to sell their products. It has been acknowledged my economists as a monopolistic practice. --- ## References - “Vendor Lock-In.” In _Wikipedia_, June 19, 2022. <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vendor_lock-in&oldid=1093917863>.