21 Craziest Things Ever Said by Tech CEOs


#16 BlackBerry 6 OS To Defy All Other Mobile Platforms

Quote: “I'll think you'll just be amazed at how it's a quantum leap over anything that's out there."

Date: 6/25/2010

RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie been a sober man, but his claim that BB OS 6 is to be an amazing platform ever, got some laughs.  After the company’s poor revenues and reporting losses, Balsillie went on to overhype the company's then-upcoming BlackBerry 6 OS, practically marketing it as the groundbreaking mobile software that would revolutionize the industry. In fact the new OS, all it had was cleaner UI, new web browser, and practically everything else you could find on an iOS and Android phone.

# 15 Acer CEO Makes Fool Of Himself Over Apple Remarks

Quote: "Apple is like a mutant virus, escaping from the traditional structure of the PC industry, but the industry will still eventually build up immunity, thus further blocking this trend, and we believe the size of the non-Apple camp will exceed Apple's, because this is how the industry normally evolves."

Date: 9/9/2010

The Acer founder Stan Shih said the above quote to put the most happening products under dull light. Before this infamous quote is credited for claiming all American PC brands would be dead within 20 years.