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Correlation and Causation are things in statistics. So that's right out the window.
Software is very much produced. And copying it is only half the battle. You have to actually run the service. Patch bugs and security holes. It isn't magic that comes from nothing. And nobody ever said FOSS was free, you can absolutely copy it, charge for it and keep the source open. That's 3 strawmen already.
ThErE ArE laWS oN whAt YoU cAn PatENt!
Not any that get enforced. Seriously the enforcement mechanism for an overly broad patent is a court finding that in the lawsuit where you have to defend your widget. The Patent Office does not care. Neither does the Copyright office.
tHeRe aRe LaWS aGAinSt MoNOpoLies
Nope. You'd have to be blind, deaf, and dumb, to genuinely believe there's any consequences for monopolistic behavior in the US. If some thing ever actually happens then feel free to come back but I wasn't born yesterday. My entire life has been watching the government approve larger and larger mergers and then issuing deferred prosecution agreements instead of actually holding a corporation accountable. Boeing killed hundreds of people with fraud and got docked a day's profit even after breaching their deferred prosecution agreement.
Have you been listening at all? You're worried about FAANG grabbing code and copying it before whoever came up with it can use it, but the actual problem we're facing is FAANG dreamed it's existence a decade ago and already patented the idea. In video games they patented dialogue boxes. The very idea that you might converse with an NPC in a video game is patented. And you want me to worry about start ups having their stuff stolen? Software is in the position where you can't make the plane because the idea of wings was patented already.
InNoVatION NevEr hApPeNs At lArGe ScAle WiThOuT mOneTaRy CoMPeNsAtiOn!
Explain DARPA. Explain FOSS. Explain 3D Printing. Explain art.
Don't tell me what I am for or against. I've already plainly stated that.