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posted by martyb on Saturday April 18 2015, @11:32PM   Printer-friendly
from the smartphones-do-not-mean-smart-users dept.

Emacs vs. vi; PC vs. Mac; Windows vs. Linux; Sony vs. Nintendo. Holy wars of technological preference have been nothing new since the adolescence of computing technology, and are often the subject of many a debate here.

However, a recent argument between two roommates about the superiority of Apple vs. Android technologies has taken a bloody turn worthy of a bromance movie sequence:

As they tussled in a parking lot, the men allegedly struck and jabbed each other with broken beer bottles. Mendez and Ecevo suffered minor wounds during the fight and were transported to a local hospital for treatment of cuts and bruises.

Which raises the question - How close have you all come to violence during a technological argument?

Coverage also at Gizmodo and BGR.

 
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  • (Score: 1) by anubi on Sunday April 19 2015, @01:10AM

    by anubi (2828) on Sunday April 19 2015, @01:10AM (#172671) Journal

    I had K&E. It was awarded to me as a Science Fair prize. I guess I started associating POST slide rules as for the student and K&E slide rules for the professional engineer. Mostly because of appearance. The K&E's to me looked more elegant.

    However as far as accuracy went, I could tell no difference.

    Kinda like a car, I suppose. An old Toyota and new Ferrari will both get you to where you want to go, but the Ferrari has that "are you rich enough to afford me?" aura.

    Same reason a businessman wants an Armani suit, when a walmart pair of jeans would cover his nuts just as well.

    Ah, yes... the very beginnings of snobbery.... in High School no less...

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