Software is easily copied and manipulated enough that small businesses which are flexible and innovative will remain competitive against larger businesses which

Software is easily copied and manipulated enough that small businesses which are flexible and innovative will remain competitive against larger businesses which may steal some of their ideas. The only real concern to me is that smaller businesses don't have the sales and marketing team as the larger companies. Right now, large businesses can flatten smaller businesses (See MS vFAT decision) if they even remotely become competitive through patent lawsuits. It is very rare to happen in the reverse.