# OS/Vendor Lock-In

> Depending on one operating system or vendor's proprietary features, so switching away becomes costly or impossible.

Record: `lex:os-vendor-lock-in`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Resource Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/resource-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-os-vendor-lock-in

## category

- [Portability / Infrastructure / Deployment](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/portability-infrastructure-deployment.md)

## referenced-by

- [Platform Independence](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/platform-independence.md)