I was involved in at least one of those iPhone vs Android debates. She was claiming that Androids were more user-friendly as they let the user access the file system and didn't like when I mentioned that most users not only don't want or need to access the file system on their phone, they don't even know what a file system is. She stopped arguing when I brought out my professional qualifications (which aren't that amazing, but UX is the field I work in, so I wasn't just arguing from opinion).

Here's the thread if you're interested. Unfortunately she deleted her account a while back, so no comments, but here's the second one in direct reply to me saying that user interfaces aren't just about looks:

"Yeah, not being able to access the file system* and having to use iTunes and not being able to toggle simple things like wifi/bt/gps easily at a click make for amazing user experience.

*I'm not even talking about /system, just run-of-the-mill files."

She's also known to argue that pirating books is excusable in developing countries due to people there not being able to afford it and that anti-pirating/copyright enforcement is all imperialism. There is a legit point in there about the cost of things in different countries. I don't begrudge people who can't afford books pirating, especially in countries where the cost would be a huge amount of their monthly income, and I'm very critical of how copyright is enforced disproportionately to the harm pirating does (and it has been very harmful to lots of musicians, writers, etc.).

OTOH, I have a hard time believing someone who can afford the latest Android phone and tablet not being able to afford a book or two on occasion, even if she does come from a developing country. And reading that she studied in the UK, which isn't cheap for non-residents, really reinforces that.