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Dumbest Things Said By The Smartest People

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Bill Gates founder Microsoft

Bill Gates founder Microsoft

Two years from now, spam will be solved. –Bill Gates at the World Economic Forum in 2004

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Steve Chen, co-founder of YouTube

Steve Chen, co-founder of YouTube

There's just not that many videos I want to watch. –Steve Chen, co-founder of YouTube

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Daryl Zanuck, co-founder of 20th Century Fox

Daryl Zanuck, co-founder of 20th Century Fox

Television won't be able to hold onto any market it captures after the first six months. People will get bored of staring at a box every night. –Daryl Zanuck, co-founder of 20th Century Fox

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Steve Jobs 2003

Steve Jobs 2003

'The subscription model of buying music is bankrupt, you could make available the Second Coming on subscription and it might not be successful'Spotify +5m paying subscribers Dec 2012

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IBM Chairman Thomas Watson, 1943

IBM Chairman Thomas Watson, 1943

"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers" –IBM Chairman Thomas Watson, 1943

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Steve Ballmer CEO Microsoft

Steve Ballmer CEO Microsoft

"it doesn't appeal to business customers because it doesn't have a keyboard. Which makes it not a very good email machine" on the introduction of the iPhone