// Hacker Noon · 17 March 2026

Disposable Apps Are Here: Where Does the Value Go When Anyone Can Clone Your Product?

When AI can clone any app in a day, features stop being a moat. The value shifts to the four things that can't be copy-pasted: distribution, community, data gravity, and ecosystems. Founders who build systems instead of products are the ones who survive the clone economy.

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