2005 Foot in Mouth Awards

"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

"You're obviously from France."
-- Intel CEO Paul Ottelini
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