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Thank you, Leif, for the idea. I will think twice or thrice in the future when I'm tempted to casually dismiss someone's statement as an "apples/oranges" case. Leif Svalgaard wrote: > > > Cross platform comparisons are typically inaccurate, because "you are > > comparing apples and oranges". > > But, AL, > they are both fruits, aren't they? you can compare apples and oranges for > many things: nutritional value, calories, price per unit of vitamin C, etc. > > These are all valid comparisons. Also, I have written applications that > run across many platforms doing exactly the same. Why can't I compare > the performance of these applications? +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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