“Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sat down last week with TODAY’s Matt Lauer for his first television interview since the social network’s IPO,” Rosa Golijan reports for Digital Life. “‘I mean, I wear the same thing every day, right? I mean, it’s literally, if you could see my closet,’ Zuckerberg starts to explain, as Lauer asks if he owns 12 of the same gray t-shirt. ‘Maybe about 20,’ Zuckerberg admits.”
“While Zuckerberg’s words don’t seem entirely appropriate in the presence of Lauer — who has found himself on more than one ‘best dressed’ list — they do fit in with the unchanging attire maintained by some other tech leaders and executives, the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs (black turtlenecks, Levi’s 501 jeans) and his successor, Tim Cook (dark, long-sleeved button ups), to name a few,” Golijan reports. “Lauer couldn’t resist nudging Zuckerberg about the iPhone 5. ‘It’s a wonderful device,’ the CEO said, after admitting that Cook sent him the new iPhone model, gratis.”
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MacDailyNews Note: Steve Jobs didn’t wear “turtlenecks.” Steve Jobs wore black mock turtlenecks that were created specifically for him by Japanese designer Issey Miyake.
Now this is a story worth re-telling. /s
This is either an homage to Albert Einstein who wore the same thing every day or the cast of BONANZA who wore the same thing every episode..
Or: The Dukes of Hazzard, All in the Family, Matlock, etc …
Three things people never do according to TV:
1. Change clothes (at least before 1990)
2. Wear seatbelts
3. Say ‘Goodbye’ before hanging up a phone
a mock turtleneck is still a turtleneck…that’s like saying I wear tennis shoes and not shoes
Not really. The cut and style effect of the neck is quite different. I love mock turtlenecks, but I wouldn’t be caught dead in a real turtleneck.
+1
Only in today’s dd worlddoes someone have the balls to make this a news worthy effort.
Glad to see others feel the same way about this “news” story. Who gives a rat’s ass what ANYONE wears?
Who gives a rat’s ass what Zuckerstain does…period!
I certainly don’t and besides who wants to look at this kid with an ugly face.
I’m glad that MDN didn’t post a pic of that nasty face of his. Who in the world would want to be on his social network?
Matt Lauer gives a rats ass, but then he is a rats ass.
I wear stuff….
Interesting, yes?
its culturally interesting to know when you have power in technology you don’t feel the need to change your clothing style.
The headline should read “every day”, not “everyday.” The two are not interchangeable.
“He wore a black shirt every day.”
“Seeing him in a black shirt was an everyday occurrence.”
It’s depressing how often this mistake is made.
Agreed!!
Not news.
yup. Zuckerberg doesn’t deserve to be in the news.
Comparing Steve to Mark is like comparing a legend to a sh*t-stained baby.
Please please please do not make that comparison between Mark and Steve. Its an insult.
I think professional or not, if someone wants to wear the same cloths every day, as long as it’s clean, then they should be able to, without prejudice. I try to where the same close every day. It makes getting up and ready all that much easier. Seriously, down to the last thread, who cares? Why should they?
If I were President, I would do it, dress in T-Shirt and Jeans, no matter what. Sadly, I am not the President.
Does it bother anyone else that rich people get stuff given to them all the time — especially when they can afford to buy anything they want any time at all?
I remember when the cast of “Friends” got presents of new cars from NBC (or the studio that owned the show, Warner Bros). At the same time, they were being paid millions of dollars a year? Isn’t being paid millions enough. Did they really need the gift of a car??
Of course, I’m just jealous…
it’s advertising.
Oprah did the same thing, giving away lots of stuff on her show… just to make sure she had large crowds.
it’s also in hopes that they get “gifts” in return..
money, donations, support their cause/movie/art/etc.
Give a “rich” celeb a new car… in hopes they drive it around town and show it off. (free advertising) Hope said Celeb gives a monetary donation to their foundation.. speaks at their events.
Everyone does it, some do it on a larger scale than others.
Yes and no… In this case, there’s a million reasons to get one in Zuck’s hands. Or what is the number now? A few hundred million?
On the other hand If you owned some sort of product line, you’d probably want to give some famous actor something in hopes that they’ll be seen using it. Love it or hate it, it’s very powerful advertising.
Matt Lauer can suck it!!
Any story about Steve Jobs was worth reading about. Any story about Mark Zuckerberg … Who really cares? Just another Bozo with a hyper inflated ego.