It appears there is some history with this Vess character being wrong and particularly obstinate about his position too. So while we all jumped into this conversation without that background, I'm not surprised that these developers are being harsh with him. He seems to have made a long-term habit of ignoring the crux of their argument (which is a super strong argument IMO) and continues to put forth his own ignorant views.

> ... habit of ignoring the crux of their argument ... and continues to put forth his own ignorant views

Exactly. It was not even a debate --- it's downright refusal.

You can’t make a polite argument in 140 characters.

I’ve been myself involved in such twitter fights before, with people with whom I normally talk completely differently, but it’s impossible to be polite on twitter, stay within 140 chars per tweet, and answer within of a few minutes.

Perhaps. "you're wrong" or "you're missing the point" aren't nice, per se, but aren't over the top.

Sadly thats par of the course with _sec it seems, lots of bluster and absolutes...

Chrome doesn't compete with antivirus companies.