Comment by JamesSwift

It appears you are using one definition of lock in while others are using another. What your version of lock in seems to entail is deliberate actions by the hosting provider to force you to stay with their offering. When I (and others it seems) use it, it just means the natural friction that keeps you in the provider. It doesnt have to be a deliberate strategy to be lock in. That doesnt make it any less difficult/painful to migrate.