TLDR Tech / Opinion
Software defensibility is gone; companies must find new advantages
Decreased costs for code generation and AI-driven clean-room reimplementations have eroded traditional software product advantages, according to the author. While software products can now be easily duplicated from public details, real competitive strengths have moved to accountability, unique live data, regulatory confidence, hardware integration, and ownership of customer results. Therefore, businesses should reevaluate their pricing, concentrate on difficult-to-replicate operational advantages, and consider hosting sensitive processes and proprietary models via server-side APIs.
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