21 Craziest Things Ever Said by Tech CEOs


#5 Netgear CEO References Jobs Health During Apple/iPhone Bashing

Quote: "And I think as long as Steve Jobs lives, there's no way they're going to open it up. Once Steve Jobs goes away, which is probably not far away, then Apple will have to make a strategic decision on whether to open up the platform."

Date: 1/11/2011

This quote from Netgear CEO Patrick Lo was very rude and he showed little remorse when he singled out the Apple founder's poor condition, stating the company would suffer from keeping the iPhone a "closed system" once Jobs died, which he stressed was "not far away."

#4 Zuckerberg Mocks Facebook Faithful

Quote: "People just submitted it. I don't know why. They "trust me". Dumb f..."

Date: 5/13/2010

Mark Zuckerberg, at the age of 19, had just launched Facebook in his Hardvard dorm room. There were some instant message exchanges between him and a college friend during that time. These IMs surfaced years later online, exposing the CEO poking fun of users gulibility and privacy concerns. Zuckerberg admitted to mocking subscribers and told the New Yorker's Jose Antonio Vargas "I think I've grown and learned a lot" from the incident.