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Horsepower.
When you are shopping for vehicles, aside from color, number of doors, and other options, you can always definitely compare their engine power based on the horsepower specifications. It allows customers to understand how one car stacks up against others.
So why after 25 years of using PCs, is there no similar definitive comparison measurement?
A friend of mine just called me up to ask me if a particular PC he saw for sale was a good value. I looked at the specs and took a guess. Now mine is an educated guess, but what about all those poor folks trying to buy a PC who don't have that knowledge?
The PC industry is built on constant change, quasi-interchangeable options, and subtle hardware differences that make it impossible to compare anything. Coupled with salespeople who really don't know any better that their customers, it's a recipe not only for disaster, but for poor customer value.
There have been measurements in the past like Winstone tests. Why is there not standardized test that determines the "horsepower" of a machine, so that customers can compare the value they are getting for the money?
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