I think OP didn't place their write up well for us to have an idea of the access they are talking about because when we talk about accessing bitcoin in a real definition, we are also talking about owning it which most of us know it is very easy to access bitcoin as regards to my explanation of what access means. I just feel that OP want to talk about the technical aspect of bitcoin that is why they talked about professional developers, i mean what has professional developers has to do with having access to bitcoin. So, yeah if they are talking about the technicality of bitcoin, they may be right because most people who are into bitcoin don't have much knowledge about the technical aspect of bitcoin.
If you take your time to learn about bitcoin you will find out that bitcoin is not actually difficult to understand. Moreover, you can't just jump into conclusion when you Haven't make an attempt to learn.
It is not just about learning about bitcoin, what you want to learn will determine if you will find it easy or difficult to understand.
Actually there's nothing very difficult for one to understand as long as bitcoin is concerned, if you're talking about the technical aspect of bitcoin of course it has absolutely nothing to do with bitcoin investment. Oh, now I get your point, maybe op is trying to learn about the technical aspect of bitcoin that is why he's finding it very difficult to access it. I was actually thinking that the access that op is talking about is just learning about how bitcoin investment works and as well the strategies that is required when investing in bitcoin, I never knew he's actually talking about the other way round.
Of course if it is that technical aspect you're talking about, of course is going to take a couple of months before you could access it very well, That's if you're a fast learner. but if you're this type that doesn't catch up so easily definitely it will take up to a year before you can access it very well.