# Vendor lock-in sucks

I don't often do rants, but this problem grinds my gears. We all know Twitter can be a fantastic place to receive and share knowledge.

Recently Twitter acquired Revue. A Dutch startup focused on making newsletters easy for Twitter users.

And don't get me wrong, it's a pretty cool system.
...
That is, if you don't already have a newsletter.

And that last part is where I got a bit annoyed.
It happens a bit too often when new startups arrive, and they do one thing pretty good.
You might want to give them one finger, but they all want your whole arm.

## What's so wrong about that?

I've worked hard to set up my mailing list with some form of automation, custom layouts, and subscribe flows from different places.

I don't want to throw that away and move over to Revue, where I have to start with this stuff.

(And some things like custom layouts are not even possible at the moment)

## Don't use it then

This might be the Dutch person inside me, but why complain? Just don't use Revue, then.

And yes, that's what I'm doing now. However, I miss out on a unique way of getting newsletter subscribers.

If you are opt-in for Revue, you get a lot of cool new features on your Twitter profile that can enhance your existing newsletter.

![Newsletter subscribe widget on Twitter](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1655098001996/QdcTd1hoY.png)

For example, the newsletter subscribe widget you see in the image above.
This super cool element could help get new subscribers more easily.

## So, what then?

First, I would have loved it if I could sync this widget with any other newsletter service.

That doesn't sound too complicated, yet it seems to be.

A second-best could be us simply building this ourselves, and that's exactly what I'll be doing.

Follow along if you want to join me on this journey of syncing Revue with [Sendy](https://daily-dev-tips.com/posts/moving-from-mailchimp-to-sendy/), my newsletter system.

I'm looking forward to hearing how you all feel about this vendor lock-in.

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