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What’s a moat ?
by cdelsolar 2y ago
What’s a moat ?
- seanhunter 2y agoA moat was a defensive ditch (often filled with water) built around medieval castles to make them harder to attack[1]. In the context of a company, when people talk about a moat they usually mean some unique feature or structural advantage that allows a company to maintain a competitive edge over time, makes it harder for a competitor to usurp the company's market position or steal their customers etc.[2] So here a moat means "what does gitlab have that makes it harder for someone else to launch a git hosting thing and devs/companies/whoever just ship over to it?" To which the answer is clearly "not very much" given that github exists and does a very similar thing. [1] https://medievalbritain.com/type/medieval-life/architecture/parts-of-a-medieval-castle-the-moat/ https://medievalbritain.com/type/medieval-life/architecture/... [2] https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/05/economicmoat.asp https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/05/economicmoat.asp