Do you know who John Legere is?
Probably not.
The new T-Mobile CEO seemed to come out of nowhere to take over the company – which is in fourth place behind Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint in America’s carrier markets.
At last week’s press event, T-Mobile came out swinging and crafted one of the most entertaining carrier presentations we’ve ever seen (although let’s be honest, it’s not like there was a high bar to begin with).
The Un-Carrier 5.0 event by T-Mobile will certainly go down in history. At the press event, T-Mobile announced a few cool features, including:
- Free 7 day trials of T-Mobile even with new smartphones like the iPhone 5S
- Free music streaming for multiple popular services
More new services exclusively for T-Mobile subscribers
But overshadowing all of these things was the enigmatic CEO of T-Mobile, John Legere.
The Verge put together a video with all of John Legere’s highlights from the night. You can watch the video here.
Crazy, right? Some of the best quotes from the night include:
- “Why don’t AT&T and Verizon offer unlimited data plans? A.) they can’t, B.) they’re greedy bastards.”
- “Hope you got the goodie bags, there should be an energy drink right next to the doobie.”
- “These high and mighty duopolists that are raping you for every penny you have.”
The duopolist comment, of course, was addressed to AT&T and Verizon, the two biggest players in the U.S. carrier market which possibly engage in some duopolistic practices.
Can you say these things at a public presentation? Who cares! We want to see more of this type of entertainment in a dry carrier market which is controlled by a few mega corporations.
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