Problemsby IbisChatGPT lock-in makes switching costly
Cloud and tool cost2 posts from 2 people2d active+11 post in the last 7 days, 0 the 7 days before (steady)Unverified
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2, newest firstCannot delete Custom MCP Plugins### What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)? 26.1013.31256 ### What subscription do you have? $100 ### What platform is your computer? Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26300.0 x64 ### What issue are you seeing? When I installed a MCP through a Custom...openai/codex · AlexWFreitas6 reactions, 14 repliesOpen ↗Why is it hard to fill a security engineer position?Company I work for is hiring a sr security engineer. We are all Microsoft shop, cloud-only, no on-premises. I have been helping with some of the interviews and I fail to understand why we are getting candidates that don’t seem to know what product/technology to use for blocking...r/sysadmin · u/jM2meOpen ↗
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2 posts from 2 people in 2 places, about 1 a week over 44 days. Mostly on r/sysadmin, openai/codex. Tools named alongside: Codex, Model Context Protocol.
Frustration Frustration 0 of 3· Seen on Reddit, GitHub issues
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Posts that state a pain and match the "vendor-lock" rule about ChatGPT. First post Sep 3, 2026, latest Oct 16, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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ChatGPT lock-in makes switching costly (2 posts)