Yeah, the usual way this analogy is meant to be understood always pissed me off. Of course you can compare them: apples are better for making an apple pie than

Yeah, the usual way this analogy is meant to be understood always pissed me off. Of course you can compare them: apples are better for making an apple pie than oranges; apples are cheaper and less squishy during transportation; oranges have more vitamin C; apples have more bio-available iron; oranges (subjectively) are tastier and less sour; etc.