T-Mobile's CEO John Legere is a man who isn't afraid to mince his words. The man is like a lion when he's addressing investors and employees, and at the latest company press event, Legere probably went a little bit too far, and we love it, for the most part.
Going into the company's press event, most folks were expecting a few F-Bombs, they expected shots to be fired, and the competition being wounded after Legere is done cutting them a new one. Even if the employees might get insulted; but who cares when it's all fun and games.
But he went over the deep end when he used the word rape in one of his remarks lashing out at the competition. We don't mind the F-Bombs. For in all seriousness, we could listen to Legere dropping F-Bombs like a WW2 fighter plane on a regular basis because he makes it sounds good. However, the moment one brings rape into the argument, that's going too far.
"These high and mighty duopolists that are raping you for every penny you have, if they could do something nice for you they would," he said on stage at Seattle's Paramount Theatre. "The f@#kers hate you."
The f@#kers probably do hate consumers, but come on, Legere, learn to bite your tongue, even if it means allowing it to bleed a little. Luckily, Legere did acknowledge he needs to simmer down sometimes in a statement on Twitter. He also apologizes for his mistakes and if he offended anyone, and we think it is a good first start.
"I know I have an Rated R vocabulary, but even I can go too far. Sincere apologies to anyone offended last night," according to Legere in a tweet.
Legere has done well for T-Mobile since taking office. He has found the way to outpace rivals with the larger amount of new subscriber additions this year, and if he continues down this route, T-Mobile might finally gain the competitive edge of AT&T and Verizon Wireless, both carriers that hold around 60 percent of the market combined.
At the moment, Sprint is hoping it can acquire T-Mobile, and if that happens, Legere would likely be the man to lead the new company against the so-called "duopolists."
