21 Craziest Things Ever Said by Tech CEOs


#18 Google's Eric Schmidt Responds to Street View Complaints

Quote: "Street View the cars we drive only once, you can just move, right?"

Date: 10/10/2010

Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google, pissed of millions across the globe, with the above quote in an interview with CNN. Schmidt responded to questions about the search engine illegally collecting personal data through its camera-wielding vehicles, stating people "can just move" if they refuse to be captured by the mobile shutterbug.

However he did not clarify the comment immediately but later admitted he "clearly misspoke," stating he never meant people should move if they didn't want their house to appear on Street View.

#17 Yahoo's Carol Bartz Curses Out Reporter

Quote: "It probably takes you a long time just to convince yourself what to do. So f… off!"

Date: 5/24/2010

The Ex CEO of Yahoo, showed her vulnerability to public criticism when she sent shots at TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington with above quote when he questioned her accomplishments in comparison to Steve Jobs' at Apple. TechCrunch writer MG Siegler wrote in his live notes, "It took about 15 minutes, but Mike got her to tell him to 'f… off'."

Bartz however defended herself saying that she had only been with Yahoo for 16 months and feigned the idea of having to create "an iPod, an iPad, and iBlah" during that time period. No wonder she got boots a year later.

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