Yes, but not in relationship to products being copied. Copying the technical aspects of an idea has been possible for a long time anyway. Knowing how to acquir

Yes, but not in relationship to products being copied. Copying the technical aspects of an idea has been possible for a long time anyway. Knowing how to acquire, support and cultivate a growing user base is the challenge. The availability of a technical "moat" has always been a select property of only a few products. All real moats are network effects.