Claude 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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The posts behind it
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| ...drastically which is why the high ram/cpu usage when I’m not even “using” the ide are so frustrating, especially since I’ve excluded the nested worktrees parent folder (.claude/worktrees). I can handle IDEA being dumb when it comes to worktrees, I can’t handle it locking up...Hacker News commentsjoshstrange | Hacker News commentsjoshstrange | Sep 223 days ago |
| [FEATURE] allow to disable remote control completely### Preflight Checklist - [x] I have searched [existing requests](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20label%3Aenhancement) and this feature hasn't been requested yet - [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features) ### Problem Statement...anthropics/claude-codeliron-navon | anthropics/claude-codeliron-navon9 reactions, 2 replies | Sep 23 weeks ago |
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About this problem
Evidence
2 posts from 2 people in 2 places, about 1 a week over 21 days. Mostly on Hacker News comments, anthropics/claude-code. Tools named alongside: GitHub, Claude Code.
Frustration Frustration 0 of 3· Seen on Hacker News, GitHub issues
How it was grouped
Posts that state a pain and match the "vendor-lock" rule about Claude. First post Sep 2, 2026, latest Sep 22, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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History
- 2026-09-25 Added: Claude lock-in makes switching costly (2 posts)