[18pfsmt]

I hate to be that guy, but I honestly hope you don't make decisions based on anecdotes, and instead rely on data.

You are dependent on your vendors, period. Choose them wisely. This is not a mystery.

[whatshisface]

>You are dependent on your vendors, period.

You aren't dependent on your vendors if you can switch them out without destroying your company. The real mystery is why people turn their own businesses in to little barnacles on the skin of behemoths and expect to not get brushed off.