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A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
What are you even talking about? There's '100 more' what? 100 more companies for the same thing tech? I don't think you understand what an emerging IP is.

gpt
100 more tech startups working in whatever the field of interest is. We are living in a Golden era of VC investment and small tech start-ups. Apple could certainly buy out a lot of small companies and valuable IP, but that doesn't mean they will be able to gain a significant competitive advantage from those companies. At least they will not be able to corner the market given there are plenty of big players willing to throw money at the same things to compete in these areas.