you think you do and say dumb things sometimes? well, wired has compiled a list of the biggest technology-related blunders spoken by people in power who are supposed to know better. they also have lots of people around them who are supposed to stop them from saying stupid stuff.
fortunately, these “handlers” were out to lunch several times so we get to laugh at the silly things grown-ups say. if you are not interested in clicking on the wired link, some of the more choice quotes are below (aka my favorites) but at wired, they do provide “context” and some explanation so it might be a good idea to go there anyway. whatever. enjoy!
“Screw the nano.”
— Motorola CEO Ed Zander
“I’m going to f***ing bury that guy, I have done it before, and I will do it again. I’m going to f***ing kill Google.”
— Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, in statements attributed to him in court documents by former Microsoft engineer and recent Google hire Mark Lucovsky
“Most people don’t even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?”
— Thomas Hesse, president of Sony BMG’s global digital business division
“All research up until now has been conducted in strict observance of the government-set guidelines.”
— Korean stem-cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk
“I know what I don’t know, and to this day I don’t know technology and I don’t know accounting and finance.”
— Bernie Ebbers, ex-CEO of WorldCom
“Lightweight, and crank it on, and you shuffle the shuffle.”
— President George Bush
