There is nothing stoping Microsoft from creating a search engine as good as Google’s.
There is nothing stopping Facebook from creating an iPhone alternative, after all it’s just engineering!
There is nothing stopping Google from beating GPT-4.
Shall I go on?
The point is that "moat" gets conflated with just being ahead in the game. I don't find it a super interesting point of contention, but there is a distinction alright.
There is nothing stoping Microsoft from creating a search engine as good as Google’s.
There is nothing stopping Facebook from creating an iPhone alternative, after all it’s just engineering!
There is nothing stopping Google from beating GPT-4.
Shall I go on?