[ryanmarsh]

Lock-in, as in a lock I can't unlock? As in I can't get my photos out if I want? It's only lock-in if you want to leave and you can't.

I'll be as locked into this as I'm locked into my favorite scotch. I can switch, but why?

I really don't get the lock-in argument. I like Apple's stuff, all of it. It works really well for me. I'm the happiest I've ever been with my computer environment. If Apple starts to suck I'll find something else, as will many other people and some enterprising fellow will see that and create something great. Better yet maybe Dropbox will up their game to compete with Apple on photo storage. Rising tide etc etc.

[Someone]

With iPhoto, you can easily move your photos elsewhere, but moving the metadata with it (what photo is in what album, recognized faces, etc) is another thing.

I call that a form of lock-in.

[prawn]

It creates/enables inertia rather than locks you in, I think that's what they're saying.

[ryanmarsh]

Inertia a.k.a. reasons for people to like and therefore stick with your product. How dare they.

[prawn]

No, it's clearly different to that, and to pure lock in. (And I wasn't offering judgement either way, just trying to help explain the other comment.)