Playing devil's advocate, I think there's a difference between what you would do and what the average consumer would do.
There's also a difference between something that might be better in the short-term (say over 2-3 years) and something that is good for the long haul.
But I feel the same way as you do, mostly. I'm just more willing to make that trade off for say, a Kindle, knowing that in the near future I'm jumping to an open platform as quickly as possible.
I'd never buy an iphone for that reason, and as for the kindle, I'd buy one but only to use it as a reader for open format text files.
The DX isn't available here though, so I guess even that will have to wait.
The reason your 'typical' consumer and the HN audience approach this in a different way is probably because a consumer usually isn't aware of the exact moment they are locked in, they only find out to their regret much later.
But by then it is too late, and the price to switch is too high.
"knowing that in the near future I'm jumping to an open platform as quickly as possible"
Assuming that's even possible or realistic, which it often isn't in markets dominated by a single vendor. Supporting vendor lock-in, particularly as a developer, makes it harder for open alternatives to exist. It's common for a single vendor to dominate a market for years. The future of jumping to an open platform could simply never come to pass.
There's also a difference between something that might be better in the short-term (say over 2-3 years) and something that is good for the long haul.
But I feel the same way as you do, mostly. I'm just more willing to make that trade off for say, a Kindle, knowing that in the near future I'm jumping to an open platform as quickly as possible.