Fanboy Fight: How One Apple/Android Argument Ended In A Stabbing

from the stop-it dept

Thu, Apr 30th 2015 9:05pm — Timothy Geigner

Every one of us has already had this fight at some point: Apple or Android? The two dominant players in the mobile space carry with them very loyal fanbases who, for some reason, like to spar off with one another over whose tech-daddy could beat up the other. The companies compete with the same level of petty at times, which doesn't help. Apple screws around with text messages from Android users, Android pokes back at Apple over the controlling hand it has in its app store, and the two companies spend a great deal of time in legal battles because of course they do. C'mon, guys, can't we all just spend our time pointing and laughing at Windows Mobile?

Apparently not, considering the report that one recent Android/Apple argument concluded with both combatants stabbing the hell out of each other with broken glasses.

Tulsa’s Channel 8 reports that police were called to a local apartment complex at around 1:00am on the morning of April 17 to investigate at least one report of a bloody person wandering around the parking lot. According to the Tulsa World, police found roommates Jiro Mendez and Elias Ecevo each in some distress—Mendez was the man in the parking lot and was covered in scratches and wounds, while Ecevo, similarly wounded, apparently had stayed inside their apartment.

The World indicates that Mendez told police that the wounds resulted from an argument between the roommates, which started over which roommate had the better smartphone—Apple or Android—and ended with both roommates allegedly stabbing each other with broken glass bottles, and Ecevo allegedly stealing Mendez’s car (police found the car near the apartment, with blood in the interior). Perhaps unsurprisingly, alcohol appears to have been a factor in the fight.

Yeah, no kidding. I have my brand loyalty, too, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't feel so offended at a roommate's opinion of my phone that I felt I had to avenge the inanimate object by getting all stabby. Both men ended up getting arrested and were sent to the hospital to have their wounds treated. In a perfect world, they would be laid up next to each other, Instagram-selfying from their beds with comments about how awesome the pictures from their respective phones looked.

Either way, I'm guessing there might be changes to their lease coming shortly.

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Filed Under: android, fanboys, fights, ios, stabbing
Companies: apple, google

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Anonymous Coward, 30 Apr 2015 @ 9:15pm

Lollipop 5.1.2 FTW!
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qyiet, 30 Apr 2015 @ 9:19pm

They were both wrong
The better smartphone is of course a windows phone.
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Shadow Dragon (profile), 30 Apr 2015 @ 9:20pm

Hmmm
And that's why I have A Windows Phone.
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Shadow Dragon (profile), 30 Apr 2015 @ 9:24pm

Re: They were both wrong
I was gonna say thar
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DeComposer (profile), 30 Apr 2015 @ 9:26pm

Windows Phone.

The default, factory apps are better than then ad-supported crapware in the Apple Store/Google Play.

And Windows Phone users aren't stupid enough to get into knife fights.
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Roger Strong (profile), 30 Apr 2015 @ 10:06pm

I recently switched to Windows Phone. I haven't regretted it.
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You are being watched (profile), 30 Apr 2015 @ 10:10pm

With broken glasses?
How barbaric. You should settle this like gentlemen and have a duel at dawn with pistols if you're to resort to any physical violence.

Though in seriousness, I thinks it's pretty stupid to get into a fight over which phone is better. (I am not a fanboy of cellphones and only really use them as originally intended: to call someone)
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techflaws (profile), 30 Apr 2015 @ 10:40pm

Try harder, guys so the Darwin award is in order.
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That One Guy (profile), 1 May 2015 @ 12:11am

Re:
They may not have won the full awards, but their actions would certainly seem to make them eligible for Honorable Mentions.
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Anonymous Coward, 1 May 2015 @ 12:33am

Re: Hmmm
I feel pity for you.
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Anonymous Coward, 1 May 2015 @ 12:35am

Re:
"ad-supported crapware"

That's only because the Windblows store doesn't have any indie developers making apps for the platform. Mainly because of the miniscule user base.
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Padpaw (profile), 1 May 2015 @ 3:49am

well obviously we need to ban these products to keep the children safe since they promote violence.

That's sarcasm for anyone that missed it. Since the popular thing to do is blame the items instead of the idiots responsible that say "insert item here" made me do it
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Anonymous Coward, 1 May 2015 @ 3:54am

Apple or Android?
Every one of us has already had this fight at some point: Apple or Android?

I'm glad to say, I didn't.
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Anonymous Coward, 1 May 2015 @ 4:51am

Re:
On an LG G3 FTW!
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Anonymous Coward, 1 May 2015 @ 4:53am

I love fanboy wars
I love fanning the flames of fanboy wars by poking iSheep. Of course I don't poke them with broken bottles.
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EEEnthusiast, 1 May 2015 @ 6:00am

Why all the hate?
That's pretty scary; not sure why any individual would do such a thing... Arduino Tutorial
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Anonymous Coward, 1 May 2015 @ 6:38am

Wouldn't it be ironic if they both served jail time and were cellmates?
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rebrad (profile), 1 May 2015 @ 6:42am

Video
I wish there was video of this. Best laugh I've had all day. Wait a couple years and all this tech will be forgotten pieces of crap. They are crap now just not forgotten.
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John Fenderson (profile), 1 May 2015 @ 6:44am

Not everyone
Every one of us has already had this fight at some point: Apple or Android?

I've never had this fight, although I've seen plenty of them. My identity has nothing to do with my choice of mobile platform, so I couldn't care less what other people use.
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bob, 1 May 2015 @ 8:13am

Siri told him to do it
How long before there's a Tech Son of Sam,
with Siri delivering instructions... to KILL!
?
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sorrykb (profile), 1 May 2015 @ 8:29am

Prepaid flipphone is obviously best.
No crapware. (Very little ware of any kind, to be honest.)
No camera, so no need to worry about who takes the better pictures.
And little danger -- even with alcohol -- of a phone-related discussion escalating to assault.
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sorrykb (profile), 1 May 2015 @ 8:32am

Re:
Cell mates?
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That One Other Not So Random Guy, 1 May 2015 @ 8:45am

Re:
I went from an EyePhone to a Windows phone to a Droid. I miss my windows phone. Hands down the most reliable phone I have ever had. Ill be going back as soon as I can.
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That One Other Not So Random Guy, 1 May 2015 @ 8:46am

Re: I love fanboy wars
Blunt objects are more fun anyway. ;)
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amberb (profile), 1 May 2015 @ 9:01am

Re: Re:
ROTFL!
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amberb (profile), 1 May 2015 @ 9:03am

Who started it?
I want to know who stabbed whom first? That will tell us which is the better phone. Stabbing someone is a sure sign you've lost the argument.
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Anonymous Coward, 1 May 2015 @ 9:11am

Re: Not everyone
Same here... I don't care. I only need something I can use to talk to someone with, read my emails, and check traffic. Anything else is pointless because gaming on the damned things is a literal pain in the fucking neck.
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Anonymous Coward, 1 May 2015 @ 10:20am

Re:
"And little danger -- even with alcohol -- of a phone-related discussion escalating to assault."

Sure.. uintil somebody makes fun of you for carrying a flipphone.
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John Fenderson (profile), 1 May 2015 @ 10:53am

Re: Why all the hate?
It's pure tribalism. Far too many people associate their sense of self worth with the things they purchase. When someone tells them that their cellphone/laptop/sports team/car/whatever sucks, then they take it as being the same as saying they, personally, suck.

It's straight up insanity, but one that is endemic to the human condition.
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DeComposer (profile), 1 May 2015 @ 11:56am

Re: Re:
You might want to not parade your ignorance around in front of all these people, even hiding behind the shield of the Anonymous Coward.
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Wally SirFatty, 1 May 2015 @ 1:39pm

Most Apple fans like getting stabbed....
...in the ass.
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orbitalinsertion (profile), 1 May 2015 @ 3:14pm

A third man was reportedly seen drinking with the two roommates when the stabbing incident occurred. He, however, mysteriously disappeared by the time the authorities arrived.

There's your Windows Phone user.

But seriously I'm not buying the fanboy angle as a majority cause.
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sorrykb (profile), 1 May 2015 @ 3:22pm

Re: Re:
Mostly people just look at me with expressions of either bafflement or pity.

But do *their* phones have an awesome Chewbacca ringtone? I think not.
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Julia B, 4 May 2015 @ 3:37am

Must be a male thing. I've had an iphone, and android phone. Didn't see much difference, except I didn't like the locked down nature of iphone, where you can't install software of your own choice. It's like you don't own the phone at all. Also had a windows phone about 2 months ago, but was crashy, buggy, and slow, so went back and swapped that for the android handset, which is actually very like the iphone in most ways.
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Ninja (profile), 4 May 2015 @ 3:58am

Considering none of them died in the duel it seems the Gods have spoken: none of these are good phones. Windows phone ftw!
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seatex, 4 May 2015 @ 4:17am

Looks like flip phones won that battle!

Flip phones RULE!
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trevor, 4 May 2015 @ 2:01pm

All phones are fucked! Bastards ring at the wrong time!
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nonya, 4 May 2015 @ 5:41pm

STUPID!
The fight and most of the comments here are stupid! If you define your self worth by what you own, you are worthless! Its not what you own, but your actions (and thoughts) that define who (or in some cases what) you are!!
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John85851 (profile), 5 May 2015 @ 11:22am

Re: Re: Why all the hate?
I was just about to say this.
The fight wasn't about whether Apple or Android is better- the fight was about someone getting their taste insulted or being called "wrong".
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Pragmatic, 6 May 2015 @ 2:35am

Re: Re: Re:
Until you try to back up your contacts onto your PC and realize that oops! You can't. Lumia 620 user here. Can't wait to become an ex-user.
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Pragmatic, 6 May 2015 @ 2:37am

Re: Siri told him to do it
Give it five minutes.
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