Comment apple is no less complex than data (Score 1) 237
Did you even read the post to which you replied?
In case this was supposed to be an on-thread-topic post, apples have so many different types of matter. There is water, sugars both simpler and complex. There are trace amount of vitamins. There are proteins - both from the apple tree as well as any insects that might have made this apple their home.
Many of these are behind the scenes - i.e. under the apple skin. Why should an apple vendor have to weigh all of these to be able to sell a pound of apples? Data pipeline providers don't have to - T-Mobile is the only judge of how much data a customer used. Their "scale" or "meter" doesn't have to be approved by any regulator.
Why so much unfairness against apple vendors?