You’re simplifying this to infinity. Coca Cola’s empire surely isn’t dependent on Coke’s recipe, yet they’re still keeping it a secret. Same goes for the vast

You’re simplifying this to infinity. Coca Cola’s empire surely isn’t dependent on Coke’s recipe, yet they’re still keeping it a secret. Same goes for the vast majority of for-profit organizations who do not want their core product’s recipe exposed, for a variety of reasons.