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Some tech CEOs eyed as untrustworthy but certain companies are still favored
TechRepublic ^ | September 19, 2019, 6:34 AM PST | by Lance Whitney

Posted on 09/23/2019 7:33:12 AM PDT by Swordmaker

Tech moguls Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos all scored on the bottom half of the scale for trustworthiness, according to analysis conducted by global brand consultancy Landor.

The CEOs of major tech companies face an interesting and challenging public perception. They can sometimes seem like celebrities, generating a certain buzz and excitement among people. But business scandals and other issues can prompt that same public to see them as untrustworthy. A study by consultancy group Landor looks at some top tech moguls and their companies to learn how consumers view them.

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Among the tech moguls included in the study, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Apple CEO Tim Cook both ranked in the 21st percentile for trustworthiness, meaning they were considered more trustworthy than only 20% or less trustworthy than 80% of the other brands analyzed. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg scored in the 13th percentile, meaning he was seen as less trustworthy than 88% of the other brands, while Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos ended up in the 6th percentile, seen as less trustworthy than 95% of the other brands. Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, and John Zimmer, CEO of Lyft, were both ranked in the 2nd percentile on trust.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: applepinglist; bezos; corporateamerica; liberalfascism; newmedia; timcook; top10; zuckerberg

1 posted on 09/23/2019 7:33:12 AM PDT by Swordmaker
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Apple CEO Tim Cook, according to a survey by Global Brand consultancy Landor, is seen by the public as less trustworthy that 89% of all other corporate CEOs. He is joined in that low ranking by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Lower ranked than Cook and Musk is Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at 13% and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos with a ranking of only 6%. —PING!


Survey Says:
Apple CEO Tim Cook only 21% Trustworthy
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2 posted on 09/23/2019 7:40:17 AM PDT by Swordmaker (My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplaphobe bigot!)
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Oops, make that 79%!


3 posted on 09/23/2019 7:41:09 AM PDT by Swordmaker (My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplaphobe bigot!)
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To: Swordmaker

The leftism these moguls spew comes with the expectation that it will appease the rabble, to keep it from crashing through the gates of their manicured manors. They may need a new playbook.


4 posted on 09/23/2019 7:55:07 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-)
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To: Swordmaker
There's a good chance the following "Big Tech" CEO's could get caught up legally in the whole Russiagate mess:

Jack Dorsey (Twitter)
Sundar Pichai (Alphabet/Google)
Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)

5 posted on 09/23/2019 7:55:22 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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To: RayChuang88

Don’t know what makes you think so. Barr doesn’t seem at all interested in pursuing McCabe. I got $100 bucks that is safe in my wallet that nobody ever goes to prison for #FusionCollusion.


6 posted on 09/23/2019 8:01:44 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: Swordmaker

Disappointed that Cook is on that “untrustworthy” list considering the lengths to which Apple goes to protect its customers’ privacy. Top on the “untrustworthy” list should be Bezos and Sundar Pichai. And Pichai should be #1 “untrustworthy” by a country mile.

Interesting that almost nobody recognizes the name “Pinchai” (I had to look it up myself).


7 posted on 09/23/2019 9:49:53 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Swordmaker

Not really a fair scale as Zuckerberg is really a cyborg and shouldn’t count.


8 posted on 09/23/2019 10:24:23 AM PDT by Obadiah
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Tim Cook is a pallid censorious fruitcake who pushed for - and got - the elimination of the American computer manufacturing industry off to dictatorial China.


9 posted on 09/23/2019 10:47:24 AM PDT by Yossarian
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To: Swordmaker

I suspect that Jack Dorsey is fairly low in popularity as well.

So what is the common denominator amongst all these fabulously wealthy, but despised CEOs, hmmmmm?


10 posted on 09/23/2019 2:59:17 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
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