http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/132871/origin-of-comparing-apples-and-oranges#132907 http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/132871/origin-of-...

http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/132871/origin-of-comparing-apples-and-oranges#132907 http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/132871/origin-of-... Because someone spoke a bug and we've been supporting backwards compatibility ever since.