100% truth in everything he said (except the part about bringing a Sprint phone over to T-Mobile -- can't do that yet), and delivered with refreshing candor.
If anything, Legere sees the BS that the tech press peddles and their obsession with irrelevant manufactured controversies. He also frankly puts a lot of the self-important arses in the audience in their place. He essentially told the tech press that they're full of crap, and said it with a smile and a wink.
For example, when the interviewer asked Legere about Iliad potentially taking T-Mobile over, he immediately cut the guy off and launched this classic gem.
I can tell you everything you need to know about Iliad. The owner is wealthy, he's got long hair, he made his money in porn and his wife is the heir to Louis Vuitton money. I mean, s***, what else do you need to know?
And here's his quote about Apple. Yes, it's laden with profanity, but it puts in perspective just how dumb the whole controversy is.
That is such horse****. Listen, what the f*‚ did you need to see? The video of the guy that's doing this, and if you could have seen his face he probably would have been purple and the veins are coming out of his fingers. And the thing moves a little bit? Are you ****ting me?
This is an amazing supercomputer in your hand. What the f* are you putting it in your pants and sitting on it for? Seriously. You know what, those nine people who sat on their phones, first of all, they need jeans that fit them a little better.
Let me help you about bendgate or whatever it was. It's not slowing down demand. The demand for these devices in the last few weeks is unbelievable.
