DON’T HAITI THE PLAYER, HAITI THE GAME

“Do you really intend to attack us with mistruths for our efforts to help Haiti?  I have remained quiet in the past while your blog has spread lies about my company but this one goes too far.”

Zynga CEO and underemployed Internet commenter Mark Pincus, responding to observations that his social-gaming startup kept $1.2 million from sales of highly profitable virtual goods in the process of collecting an equal amount in donations for Haiti last year, Valleywag, 4 March 2010

FLAIL TO PLAN, PLAN TO FLAIL

“A lot of companies can go off course because of corporate pressures. I don’t know what we are going to be building five years from now. I don’t know what we are going to be building three years from now.”

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, on his aversion to strategery at the social network, Wall Street Journal, 3 March 2010

I AM THE KEYMASTER

“In fact, we’ve been allowed to work on [an iPad], and it’s under padlock and key. The key is turned by Apple every night.”

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch, on finding himself in the uncomfortable position of not owning his own printing presses, Business Insider, 3 March 2010

THE SCREWING IN HOLLYWOOD USUALLY GOES BOTH WAYS

“Until this dispute, Real had always enjoyed a productive working relationship with Hollywood.”

RealNetworks acting CEO Bob Kimball, on losing a legal fight over blatantly illegal DVD-copying software, TechFlash, 3 March 2010

THE INTERNET IS FOR FLAMING

“They make the blog about themselves, filling it with posts announcing new hires, touting new products, and sharing pictures from the company picnic. That’s lovely, darling — I’m sure your mom cares.”

Fog Creek Software CEO and reformed blogger Joel Spolsky, making sure to remind everyone he’s gay in the process of decrying bloggers who share too much personal information, Inc., 1 March 2010