The vendor lock-in question for AI editors is bigger than people think
Switching from VSCode to Cursor took an afternoon. Switching back, after a year of accumulated workflow, is a different story. The lock-in isn't where most people are looking.
Cursor, Windsurf, and others built their initial product by forking VS Code. The fork model has run its course. Here's why the next generation of AI editors won't fork, and what that means.
