>the next group that will build a canal will insist on doing it their way. If only every business was identical! Then we wouldn't have to deal with the proble

>the next group that will build a canal will insist on doing it their way. If only every business was identical! Then we wouldn't have to deal with the problem of creating custom software for each of them. In this canal-across-the-country analogy: imagine that every boat is a different size, different shape, different propulsion method, and is made of different materials. And some of them are actually trucks, airplanes, and vacuum tunnels. >Then just build the biggest canal that satisfies every requirement! This exists! It's called IBM.