X Posts Question T-Mobile CEO Downplaying Starlink Threat
Founders and investors on X compare remarks to past tech dismissals.
Blake Scholl replied to a post about T-Mobile's CEO claiming satellite services like Starlink pose little threat to mobile operators and will remain complementary, writing that the comment won't age well. Guillermo Rauch likened it to an iPhone keyboard remark. Bobby Goodlatte recalled Steve Ballmer's reaction to the iPhone. Kane Hsieh posted that Starlink Mobile solves having to deal with carriers like T-Mobile. Casey Handmer called the CEO response unserious. Other users shared quotes from Palm and Fiat-Chrysler leaders who downplayed the iPhone and Tesla.
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Whole Mars Catalog@wholemars“We’ve learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone,” he said. “PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They’re not going to just walk in” — Ed Colligan, Palm CEO, on iPhone “There is nothing Tesla does that we cannot also do” —…
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BS BG Bobby Goodlatte@rsg@bscholl Reminds me of Steve Ballmer’s initial reaction to the iPhone But with much higher existential stakes for T-Mobile than Microsoft ever faced https://youtu.be/eywi0h_Y5_U?si=JmCYKafB0bylVt5e
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GR Guillermo Rauch@rauchg@bscholl “iPhone doesn’t have a keyboard so it doesn’t appeal to business users” moment
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K謝 Kane 謝凱堯@kaneThe “consumer problem” solved by Starlink Mobile is having to interact with companies like T-Mobile.
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WM Whole Mars Catalog@wholemars“We’ve learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone,” he said. “PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They’re not going to just walk in” — Ed Colligan, Palm CEO, on iPhone “There is nothing Tesla does that we cannot also do” —…
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