One thing is certain of Mr. Brodman's exit, however: he seems content with the decision.

ENGADGET: T-Mobile USA's chief marketing officer, Cole Brodman, calls it quits

For the past two years, Mr. Brodman has served as the carrier's chief marketing officer, and his departure concludes 17 years with the company.

ENGADGET: T-Mobile USA's chief marketing officer, Cole Brodman, calls it quits

So long, Mr. Brodman, and thanks for the smartphones.

ENGADGET: T-Mobile USA's chief marketing officer, Cole Brodman, calls it quits

During his tenure, Cole Brodman railed against the subsidized handset game, helped drive the adoption of smartphones and -- sadly -- crushed our dreams for the potential of a Magenta-branded iPhone.

ENGADGET: T-Mobile USA's chief marketing officer, Cole Brodman, calls it quits

Networks are already jammed, and pricing models for increased Internet use have yet to be worked out, says Cole Brodman, chief development officer for T-Mobile USA. Mobile ads must not junk up the screen.

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Maybe he's finished running with the underdog, or maybe he's just done with the corporate gig altogether, but one thing is certain: as of May 25th, Cole Brodman will mark his exit from T-Mobile.

ENGADGET: T-Mobile USA's chief marketing officer, Cole Brodman, calls it quits

"It's early days, " Brodman says.

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Motorola's out in San Francisco today at GigaOM's Mobilize 09 event to finally dish the real story on its Android-flavored future -- and considering that T-Mobile's CTO Cole Brodman is co-keynoting with Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha, it's reasonable to think that T-Mobile will once again be leading the way for carrier adoption of the platform in the US (Verizon's rumored Sholes, on the other hand, might be a no-show).

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