Heavy-asset, low-obsolescence businesses such as ExxonMobil, Chevron, Waste Management, Safran and GE Aerospace are where the next decade's wealth will be built, as AI turns code into a commodity. Their moats are physics, regulation and scarcity: pipelines, landfill permits and jet engine certification take permits, capital and decades to build, and cannot be replicated by a founder with a laptop and an API key. Software's asset-light story is over. x.comÂ






