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{{See also|Data lock-in}} | {{See also|Data lock-in}} | ||
The user is "chained" to the cloud provider. The provider typically has no incentives to support interoperability, making it harder for the user to migrate. | The user is "chained" to the cloud provider. The provider typically has no incentives to support interoperability, making it harder for the user to migrate. | ||
===Limited or non-existent offline functionality=== | |||
Products or services that depend of cloud services might work partially or might not work at all, making the product or service very limited or unusable if there's not any network connection. | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
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*[[YouTube]] (YT) Premium "offline" videos are deleted from the user's local storage, unless there's a regular connection to YT servers | *[[YouTube]] (YT) Premium "offline" videos are deleted from the user's local storage, unless there's a regular connection to YT servers | ||
*[[Amazon]] FireTV refuses to show any apps in the "launcher" (home-screen) unless the user is connected to the internet, preventing the user from accessing their local apps{{Citation needed}} | *[[Amazon]] FireTV refuses to show any apps in the "launcher" (home-screen) unless the user is connected to the internet, preventing the user from accessing their local apps{{Citation needed}} | ||
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