Architecture AntiPattern: Vendor Lock-In
Loss of control
- The product does not live up to expectations
- The features you need are always 6 months away
- The vendor changed the product and broke your software
The Connector Conspiracy
- Vendors products hardly inter-operate
- Product versions proliferate
- Only certain versions work together, but not the ones you bought
- Upgrade lifecycles are decreasing: Word97, Word98, ...