[Ygg2]

If those are the options, yes a stab is better than decapitation.

[pessimizer]

Of course a stab is better than decapitation. The point of the analogy is to ask whether the stabber is your friend.

[skeaker]

The more apt analogy in that case might be "would you prefer I decapitate you, or forget to buy you a souvenir on my road trip," to better illustrate the difference in severity between Google's and Mozilla's actions.

[Ygg2]

If he didn't decapitate me, but stabbed me instead I'd say he's a friend