When enterprise leaders decide to adopt AI, the easiest path is often to buy into a single ecosystem—Microsoft Copilot, Google Cloud AI, or AWS. But this convenience comes at a steep price: vendor lock-in. As AI models evolve at breakneck speed, being tied to one provider means you miss out on the best-in-class tools for specific tasks. The Core Finding: Agility Over Ecosystems The AI landscape is highly fragmented. OpenAI might lead in reasoning today, while Anthropic's Clau