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BlackBerry may be down, but judging from their rabid, die-hard fan base, they may not be completely out after taking T-Mobile’s CEO to task over how the carrier started recommending the iPhone to customers.
BGR reported Monday that T-Mobile US CEO John Legere has learned the hard way not to poke a sleeping giant with a sharp stick — in this case, but recommending a more popular smartphone instead of a BlackBerry.
The problem began last week when T-Mobile started contacting BlackBerry users with the not-so-subtle suggestion that they should upgrade to the iPhone 5s for $0 down, calling it “a great offer for BlackBerry customers.”
Apparently die-hard BlackBerry junkies didn’t agree, and started pummeling Legere and Co. on social networks to let them know they weren’t happy about being treated as second-class citizens.
Realizing the error of his ways, Legere took to Twitter to let BlackBerry users know that he hears them “loud and clear” and plans to “work with the team” to come up with more appropriate BlackBerry promotions in the future.
We’d love to know just how many BlackBerry faithful actually took T-Mobile up on the offer, and how many stalwarts were left standing to defend the artist formerly known as Research in Motion…
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