14 DAY TRIAL // Want to know if your iPhone 6 will bend? Ask T-Mobile CEO John Legere. In a discussion at GeekWire Summit 2014, the “uncarrier” boss explained, with very colorful language, that it doesn’t happen that easily.
Of course, that doesn’t mean you have to let Legere do your thinking for you. If you know that your clothing style and lifestyle are a no-match with the thin phablet, then by all means get yourself a sturdier phone. We’re only here to show you a slightly different approach to the #bendgate reports.
Legere says it’s [expletive]
Embedded below is a 44-minute video of Legere’s interview with the summit hosts. At around the 20:00 mark, he pulls out his iPhone 6 Plus and makes a case for it like even Apple couldn’t. Some say he’s actually doing it for his partnership with Apple. Others are convinced it’s just his easy-going nature. Again, we’re not here to support one or the other.
But you need to hear this guy advocate for the iPhone 6 Plus.
“You know what, those 9 people that sat on their phones, first of all they need jeans that fit them a little better, cause if your jeans are cutting your phone,” he said. “Give me a break. Take your laptop, you know, do handstands on it, throw it against the wall. That’s [expletive]. This thing doesn’t [expletive] bend. What the [expletive] are you putting it in your pants and sitting on it for?”
All of this, and much more, below. *Viewer discretion is advised. The interview is spotted with profanity.
Apple shaped up T-Mobile
Another tidbit of information that came out of Legere’s mouth during the summit was that T-Mobile’s partnership with Apple meant that they had to double down on service quality, including the wireless spectrum.
Legere openly admitted that, had it not been for their partnership with Apple, they’d have worked at a much slower pace.
Uncarrier
Despite not likening himself to anyone, Legere does seem to have a little bit of Apple’s DNA. He believes his “uncarrier” strategy is allowing T-mobile to take the lead in certain aspects of the mobile industry, forcing AT&T and Verizon to scramble and find solutions.
He also regards T-Mobile’s 15% market share as a pretty decent figure, and especially so when he factors in all the iPhones they’ve sold, compared to carriers with bigger slices of the pie.
