[Wizzard8]

Very good points. I guess I was thinking of interdisciplinary competition in terms of attracting top talent to our sector, not necessarily in direct competition in the marketplace for customers. But you're more than right in that our industry very much empowers other industry sectors which in turn will lead to more internal competition in tech and faster innovation.

So what in your opinion can we do in the here and now to keep our uniqueness intact in the long run?

I'd hate for our industry to begin to be marred by the staleness and greed of the status quo of other industries (i.e. biggest wallet, "royal tech monarchy", et al, win out over best ideas and innovation).