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Re:GPT-4 by Robotbeat on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @11:53AM (#35170223)
That is literally technology. It just isn’t as software heavy as you like?
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Re:GPT-4 by da_chicken on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @05:02PM (#35174676)
No, I think it's very clear that upthread is talking about how software is difficult to build a moat around.

Chip fabs are literally one of the most expensive facilities ever created. Saying that because they don't need a special moat so therefore nothing in tech ever needs a special moat is so willfully blind that it borders on disingenuity.

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Re:GPT-4 by sokoloff on Thursday March 16, 2023 @11:05AM (#35182892)
I don't think it's at all clear that upthread is exclusively talking about software.

The first use of "moat" upthread:

> Curious why even companies at the very edge of innovation are unable to build moats?

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