The 25 Craziest Things Ever Said by Tech CEOs

Check out this compilation of the most bizarre statements made by the tech industry's biggest bosses.

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Whether they're ego-trippin' or just absent minded, Silicon Valley's major players have spewed some of the most bizarre quotables even put on public record. The tech industry’s flooded with an assortment of animated characters, but it’s the CEOs who snag all the headlines by sharing comments that should have been cleared by a PR team. Many, like Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer, have been labeled wild childs of the game for going off their rocker during interviews, while few get tagged as a badass for never sugarcoating the obvious, such as the late, great Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Needless to say, the tech industry has never been short on controversial and comical remarks. From ludicrous tech predictions to psychotic rants, take a look at the 25 Most Craziest Things Ever Said by Tech CEOs

25. Larry Ellison Defends Mark Hurd

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24. Google's Eric Schmidt Responds to Street View Complaints

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23. Yahoo's Carol Bartz Curses Out Reporter

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22. BlackBerry 6 OS To Defy All Other Mobile Platforms

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21. Bill Gates says Apple CEO Position a No-Win

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20. Acer CEO Makes Ass Of Himself Over Apple Remarks

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19. Ballmer Bans Kids from Using iPods & Google

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18. Zuckerberg's Allegory Gone Wrong

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17. Schmidt Creeps Out Googlers

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16. Michael Dell Thinks Differently About Apple

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15. Sony Wants Gamers To Slave For Overpriced Console

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14. Bill Gates Small Memory Gaffe

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13. Atari Chief Tells Apple Founders They Smell & Product Sucks

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12. RIM Makes Insane Claims About PlayBook Tablet

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11. Google Assumes We Want it to Direct Our Lives

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10. Steve Jobs Believed Reading Was Dead

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9. Ballmer's iPhone Market Share Claim

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8. Netgear CEO References Jobs Health During Apple/iPhone Bashing

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7. Zuckerberg Mocks Facebook Faithful

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6. Ethernet Inventor Predicts Internet Collapse

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5. Jobs Shoots Down EPSN Samsung Phone

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4. Scott McNealy Tells It Like It Is

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3. Ballmer Goes Crazy On Google After Microsoft Employee Quits

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2. The Spam Crisis Solved?

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1. Ken Olson's Most Famous Quote

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