Edit: The move being lying about throttling. His exact words were: "who the fuck are you, anyway, EFF? ... Why are you stirring up so much trouble, and who pays you?"
Compared with his industry counterparts, Legere was a breath of fresh air.
What is the "myopic view" in this situation? That poisoning the well is a good strategy for deflecting criticism of your dishonesty?
Kind of like Elon Musk. He called that guy a rapist and he's a bit weird/asshole, but he also made several successful companies that have benefited the world in a positive way. The world isn't black and white and I honestly think people should be judged by the combined weight of their sins and deeds. We're complex human beings.
There is strange uptick of "love" of corporate leaders all over social media for some reason. Certainly PR is at play, but also it's likely that the internet and social media has become more popular and attracted more uniformed masses. Just the other day on reddit, there was a Gates' thread and the "love" there was cult like.
(About a decade ago, I got trapped in a contract with T-Mobile and ended up forfeiting almost $1500.)
Also, I'm less than convinced that he was somehow a leader in eliminating contracts. I think it was simply an inevitable result of changing economics, and he was likely just dragged along with everyone else.