The author argues that the comparisons are not comparing apples to apples. Comparing Windows Vista to Windows XP is not apples to apple, but these releases are not identical either. There are a couple of ways that comparisons make sense. Compare the products as the vendors design and define them. Use Defaults Installations for Products. Leverage Product Modularity for Modularity to “Roles” to match the actual roles of the product. It isn’t perfect, but you can get closer and have options that can be personalized.”]
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