Good engineering vs. Product compatibility

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Sep/080

Our world revolves around cash. Therefore, our world also revolves around competition. Which leads to a large diversity in products, incompatible with each other.

There are ups and downs to this.

On one hand, you have a lot of inventing and ingenuity introduced all the time! As the consumer, you have a plethera of options to choose from. Which fits you best? In some situations this is optimal. In other situations though it can be frustrating. Like when you want to be able to replace a part to your broken product in question.

An example of good engineering is batteries. Regardless of the brand of battery you choose, it’s going to work the same – an AA battery is an AA battery. But what happens when you need to replace your Macintosh power chord? You have to shell out $70 for a replacement because Apple is the only company that creates power chords for their laptops. Bummer.