Army men gets into Google vs Apple wars

For years, the Army has been after a device capable of knock out gadgets. Until now they only were able to shut down the electrical power with graphite bombs. Trying to use an EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) was not recommended as it world switch off as well their own machines. And usually, military commands prefer to use the traditional way: make everything explode. Now maybe they have found the way to make both at the same time.

The new e-bomb is capable of, on one hand, explode as any other conventional device, and on the other hand, be able to kill all the electronic devices around with an EMP. A great idea, only that many of the military gadgets, usually, are heavily protected against an EMP. The only thing that would end fried will be the civilian iPods. Maybe that’s just another way to put people against their government.

But maybe the Army don’t even need of a bomb. Since last Wednesday, Apple faces a lawsuit after an iPod was caught on fire inside the pants of a kid. Just like that. If all iPods in the world started to explode, that would be a real revolution.

Apple fans are today far beyond the ones at the beginning. “Thinks different” slogan doesn’t apply anymore if everyone carries the white mp3 player in their pockets or wants an iPhone. The matter turns more worryingly, even with a sectarian shadow overhead, for some cases. Half of the world fears losing their jobs; meanwhile, Apple-addicts long cried after losing Jobs. Even Wall Street went mad.

But it is not with Apple only. Google as well carries a crowd of fans behind itself. Millions of people that every day use Google Calendar, Maps, Froogle, Checkout, Gmail, Latitude, iGoogle, Reader, Earth, Finance, Picasa, Talk, Docs, Scketchup, Youtube and Trends. And obviously, the Internet searcher.

The worrying comes from the amount of data Google knows about us. But in the end, it is not much more than what Visa or MasterCard know about you (and what Visa and MasterCard know about is probably more and more embarrassing)

World was divided between communism and capitalism. Today, it is divided between Apple and Google. Both the same fanatism. Even when it comes to the social network.

PS. My side for this war... Well, it is easy to guess.