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It always seems to mean horizontal integration of end user services. It can have an insidious aspect, taken in tandem with planned obsolescence:

All our apps work so nicely together. Let's just get you in the habit of using them all. So convenient, right? You'd hate to have to deal with learning a different system. Oops, this one's a bit old and it sucks now. We have financing options...