T-Mobile CEO tweets about loving his Samsung Note 3, from his iPhone
T-Mobile chief executive John Legere intended to use Twitter to direct attention to Samsung Mobile's latest Note 3 phablet, but inadvertently did so via his new iPhone 5s, joining a list of major figures who have made the same mistake.
Legere tweeted "Glad @SamsungMobile decided to bring phablets to the states. I don't know what I'd do without my #Note3!" The tweet attached a link to a story explaining how Samsung "conquered the 'phablet' market."
It also noted that it had been sent via Twitter for iPhone (above), metadata that is attached automatically. Notified of that, Legere responded within minutes, "oops. I carry both as you may know! That was funny."
He then followed up with a photo (below) of a gold iPhone 5s alongside a Note 3 and a Galaxy Gear watch, indicating that Samsung's big screen phablet isn't a suitable replacement for a standard sized phone, even when paired with the company's new wrist-attached $299 Bluetooth headset.
In the photo, the Gear watch wasn't on his wrist and the Samsung phablet phone was on its lock screen, plugged in to a power adapter, with a generic carrier background wallpaper image. The iPhone was logged in and appeared in active use, with pending phone, email and Facebook notifications. It also had multiple pages of apps installed and a personalized background photo.
Last year, Oprah Winfrey used an iPad to send out tweets endorsing Microsoft's Surface, using the hashtag "#FavoriteThings" to say she had bought a dozen of them for Christmas gifts.
After BlackBerry paid Alicia Keys to serve as its Creative Director, she sent a personal tweet from her iPhone in February, then removed it and claimed her account had been "hacked."
In March, after the Chinese government's CCTV propaganda channel began airing reports stating that Apple was "biased against Chinese consumers in its warranty and customer service policies," a series of orchestrated tweets on China's Sina Weibo from various celebrities and other well known personalities voiced unison disapproval of Apple on cue after the broadcast, many of which were sent from iPad and iPhones.
Shortly afterward in April, Spanish tennis player David Ferrer tweeted his satisfaction with his #GalaxyS4 and that he was "configuring S Health on my new #GalaxyS4 to help with training @SamsungMobile," all via Twitter from his que contento estoy con mi iPhone.
Legere tweeted "Glad @SamsungMobile decided to bring phablets to the states. I don't know what I'd do without my #Note3!" The tweet attached a link to a story explaining how Samsung "conquered the 'phablet' market."
It also noted that it had been sent via Twitter for iPhone (above), metadata that is attached automatically. Notified of that, Legere responded within minutes, "oops. I carry both as you may know! That was funny."
He then followed up with a photo (below) of a gold iPhone 5s alongside a Note 3 and a Galaxy Gear watch, indicating that Samsung's big screen phablet isn't a suitable replacement for a standard sized phone, even when paired with the company's new wrist-attached $299 Bluetooth headset.
In the photo, the Gear watch wasn't on his wrist and the Samsung phablet phone was on its lock screen, plugged in to a power adapter, with a generic carrier background wallpaper image. The iPhone was logged in and appeared in active use, with pending phone, email and Facebook notifications. It also had multiple pages of apps installed and a personalized background photo.
If you see me these are the devices I am using #today and I am on twitter on a different one
pic.twitter.com/IgiK77XI6P
— John Legere (@JohnLegere)
This all happened before
Sending promotional tweets about other products from Apple's iOS devices seems to be quite popular.Last year, Oprah Winfrey used an iPad to send out tweets endorsing Microsoft's Surface, using the hashtag "#FavoriteThings" to say she had bought a dozen of them for Christmas gifts.
After BlackBerry paid Alicia Keys to serve as its Creative Director, she sent a personal tweet from her iPhone in February, then removed it and claimed her account had been "hacked."
In March, after the Chinese government's CCTV propaganda channel began airing reports stating that Apple was "biased against Chinese consumers in its warranty and customer service policies," a series of orchestrated tweets on China's Sina Weibo from various celebrities and other well known personalities voiced unison disapproval of Apple on cue after the broadcast, many of which were sent from iPad and iPhones.
Shortly afterward in April, Spanish tennis player David Ferrer tweeted his satisfaction with his #GalaxyS4 and that he was "configuring S Health on my new #GalaxyS4 to help with training @SamsungMobile," all via Twitter from his que contento estoy con mi iPhone.
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Glad @SamsungMobile decided to bring phablets to the states. I don't know what I'd do without my #Note3!
Does he say "tweeting this from my Note3!"
Does he? He's the friggin CEO of a phone company. OF COURSE he's going to have multiple devices.
This is a nonstory.
On the plus side. these commercials are at least better than Microsoft's, for their Nokia Lumia, like the one at the kid's play where the parents fight (which causes my HTC-owning wife wife to say "I hate this commercial" every half hour when they run it again)...
A lot of people use both. Heck, I have to have one of everything. I'll have the 5S for 650 pretty soon actually. Lets look at what he actually said:
Glad @SamsungMobile decided to bring phablets to the states. I don't know what I'd do without my #Note3!
Does he say "tweeting this from my Note3!"
Does he? He's the friggin CEO of a phone company. OF COURSE he's going to have multiple devices.
This is a nonstory, and whoever wrote it is pathetic.
That explains why is "can’t live without it" Note 3 looks like it was just unpackaged.
You’re digging a hole there mr Samsung shill
A lot of people use both. Heck, I have to have one of everything. I'll have the 5S for 650 pretty soon actually. Lets look at what he actually said:
Glad @SamsungMobile decided to bring phablets to the states. I don't know what I'd do without my #Note3!
Does he say "tweeting this from my Note3!"
Does he? He's the friggin CEO of a phone company. OF COURSE he's going to have multiple devices.
This is a nonstory, and whoever wrote it is pathetic.
Oh Dear God, not THE Scott Wilson, the eternal troll of CNet fame?
Is the note3 more a competitor to the iPad mini?
No it’s a far more expensive phone ($750 for 16GB), requiring a phone contract to make any sense ($1000 a year). Plus a $299 Gear watch because the Note 3 is too big to take out of your purse just to answer it.
But it is funny that the shills are saying that its normal and customary for people to carry $1075 of Samsung crap along with your iPhone.
> He then followed up with a photo (below) of a gold iPhone 5s alongside a Note 3 and a Galaxy Gear watch, indicating that Samsung's big screen phablet isn't a suitable replacement for a standard sized phone, even when paired with the company's new wrist-attached $299 Bluetooth headset.
That does not indicate that. At all.
Oh, you mean the one littered with iPhone, iPad, Galaxy, etc. and that one lonely Windows phone couple sitting in the back? Yeah, that annoys me because they show more of their competition than their product.
Whew! Missed that. May have inadvertently thumbed up his post. Thanks for saving me from replying!
This is a story BECAUSE the CEO CHOSE to tweet his opinion of his Note 3 from his iPhone 5s. His opinion has weight and could sway future buyer opinion.
Be erring mistakenly or purposefully, the tweet becomes a story about a lapse in judgement. Why the heck is he tweeting at all about devices?
Lastly, isn't there a Twitter available for Android he could (should) have used? Duh?
A lot of people use both. Heck, I have to have one of everything. I'll have the 5S for 650 pretty soon actually. Lets look at what he actually said:
Glad @SamsungMobile decided to bring phablets to the states. I don't know what I'd do without my #Note3!
Does he say "tweeting this from my Note3!"
Does he? He's the friggin CEO of a phone company. OF COURSE he's going to have multiple devices.
This is a nonstory, and whoever wrote it is pathetic.
Same shit from the same ASS H*** from Cnet just a different day!!! Go back there stay away from here
Well, he's using his iPhone to send the tweet, do I guess he can at least send a tweet without his Note 3...
A lot of people use both. Heck, I have to have one of everything. I'll have the 5S for 650 pretty soon actually. Lets look at what he actually said:
Glad @SamsungMobile decided to bring phablets to the states. I don't know what I'd do without my #Note3!
Does he say "tweeting this from my Note3!"
Does he? He's the friggin CEO of a phone company. OF COURSE he's going to have multiple devices.
This is a nonstory, and whoever wrote it is pathetic.
Mr. Legere said to send his thanks; he was worried he'd have to register an account here in order to defend himself. He's eternally grateful you are here to stand up for his good name.
This gotcha journalism is pretty lame.
Oh Dear God, not THE Scott Wilson, the eternal troll of CNet fame?
If you just block him and not quote him then the rest of us who just block him won't have to see his posts.
I thought the same thing. Hah.