The problem: not many people actually switch payment processors. Once you get with Auth.Net, you spend a lot of time negotiating better rates with different companies, but your Auth.Net gateway stays the same.

I could see data portability being an issue in the long run, but for now, with Auth.net being basically one of two gateways, not enough moving around happens for their to be a "call for portability" (that will actually be heard).

I do, though, applaud a forward-thinking move like this. It may be looked back on as the small spark that got the fire going.