Devil's advocate - 'Twin' products

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D3mon

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Imagine this scenario:



Group of guys form a company and work on a paint cleaner and sealant combination. Over time, each of the guys (now directors) decides that the development of the products isn't going the way it should i.e. Bob thinks it should be more glossy, Dave thinks it should offer improved protection etc. Their ideas are technically/chemically opposed, so an amicable solution is technically impossible.



Eventually, this difference in opinion cause a split in the company and each guy walks away with the basic chemical 'recipe' and builds a new company to move the basic 'recipe' in his/her chosen direction.



Now, apply this theory to products like Autoglym, Klasse, P21s...



Are we all using the same 'basic recipe' with chemical tweaks? In which case, is there any merit in saying one is 'better' overall than another? Does availablity/price have an overwhelming part to play in the recommendation of one product over another?



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it's a personal choice as to which product is the best

and a finacial choice to which product to buy

some things are a fad like parachute pants in the 80's

and some things are here to stay like Levi blue jeans
 
D3mon said:
Bob thinks it should be more glossy, Dave thinks it should offer improved protection etc. Their ideas are technically/chemically opposed, so an amicable solution is technically impossible.

Are we all using the same 'basic recipe' with chemical tweaks? In which case, is there any merit in saying one is 'better' overall than another?
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Well, if I want more gloss, then I will like "Bob's" better, and as such, I think there is merit in saying one is better than the other "for glossiness." If Durability is the key desire, then it would be worth mentioning that "Dave's" is "better" than "Bob's" for durability.

The tweaks make the products different enough (in your scenario, at least) to warrant buying one over the other.

My thoughts, at least.
 
some products are atraight sealants and offer good looks and great durability and others are blends that offer better looks and less durability. There's always a bit of a trade off.
 
BigLeegr said:
Well, if I want more gloss, then I will like "Bob's" better, and as such, I think there is merit in saying one is better than the other "for glossiness." If Durability is the key desire, then it would be worth mentioning that "Dave's" is "better" than "Bob's" for durability.

The tweaks make the products different enough (in your scenario, at least) to warrant buying one over the other.

My thoughts, at least.
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Hmm.. I guess that part of the question did kinda answer itself. :D



How about the possibility that all these products are 95% the same and have a common historical origin?
 
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