Comment by avianlyric

That’s a rather silly view to take. We have a phenomenon called “the first mover advantage” for a reason.

Plenty of other markets and businesses operate just fine while operating in an environment that makes protecting individual innovation functionally impossible. Just look at any related to fast fashion (not that I think the fast fashion market is a healthy phenomenon) or any commodities market. Or for that matter, most of the software industry.

The incentive for creating features should be to remain relevant and competitive. It shouldn’t be to build moats and war chests.