Ask HN: What makes front end apps defensible?

2 points by needaccount ↗ HN
For premier front end applications such as Google Apps, what prevents a competitor from simply skimming the JS launching a competitor?

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It's ilegal to copy the JS of other site and use it, unless it has an explicit license that permit it.