Details on Microsoft's
Pink phones seem to be
leaking all over the place this week, and we just got a huge piece of the puzzle: an extremely reliable source just told us the
two Sharp-made devices will launch exclusively on Verizon, with a possible street date of April 20th. We've also got two more photos of the Pure and Turtle -- which are legit, as far as we can tell -- and some info on the Pink ad campaign, which will indeed be
targeted at teens and twentysomethings and centered around that
"truly madly deeply" line Microsoft employees have been tossing around lately. (Sort of explains that 4/20 launch date, right?) Whether any of this is good enough to overcome the fact that Pink seems to be a limited featurephone platform launching into a world of cheap smartphones remains to be seen, but this thing is definitely happening. New pic of the Turtle after the break.
Update: We've just heard that Pink will be coming to Vodafone internationally as well -- which explains why we've heard of
both CDMA and GSM variants of the two devices.
posted March 5th 2010 11:55AM
Fugly
Someone said yesterday that the renders didn't look like the top half would cover the bottom half...they just won.
I wonder how far you can skip that thing off the coast of Washington?
I just can't believe microsofts thinking. A few articles down you've got the amazing leaked courier, and then you have this.
Its like Microsofts a schizophrenic patient in an insane asylum.
@johnnyLong
Now remember, this is actually Danger's baby, not necessarily MS.
This cannot be real.
@paulus
I agree. Anyone who thinks these are real is an idiot.
Hey, if you don't like it, don't buy it! I don't plan to buy it - my Zune HD is just fine ;-)
WTF AT&T !!!!
Get some decent phones on your shevles. The Desire better be on your shelve this year.
You know you people are phone snobs!
Not everyone is an Apple moron.
Not everyone needs a smart phone to look cool at Starbucks.
You do know there are MILLIONS of high school and college kids that might like this phone. Simple and effective.
STOP BEING A PHONE SNOB
@Delmont
I am not an iPhone user, but I have to say that is an ugly phone. It could possibly appeal to the same maroons that shop at American Apparel.
@glamajamma
Please OK, u may think that. But again there are millions of people out there that don't need to look cool with a stupid phone!
STOP BEING A PHONE SNOB!
@Delmont i definitly agree, thank you !!
@Delmont
By your definition, not being a phone snob = liking ugly looking products.
I like elegant looking electronics, so yeah, I guess that makes me a "snob". (rolls eyes)
@Delmont
Lmao at "looking cool at starbucks" I cant help but laugh at the idiots who pull their phones out pretending to conduct business trying to look cool
@Johnny Tremaine
@Johnny Tremaine
Whatever. I guess if your goal in life is to look down upon those that dont have a smart phone or choose to spend $300 for a phone.. Yeah you're cool.
Whatever
@Celz
Well sure, just look at the people replying to me still being a condescending snob over a stupid phone.
this is a teen phone kids who like to text a lot
so.. Sprint and AT&T.. are they just like.. not getting new phones? Especially Sprint. T-Mobile and Verizon look better and better everyday, and it's really disheartening :(
@Mekkakat
I see what you mean. I think T-Mobile has potential. They are much more nimble as a smaller carrier and will have an opportunity to really shape the way the phone and data are used.
They are actually pretty innovative, they have just had some challenges with execution on these ideas. Look at T-Mobile @ Home.
that is the worst color scheme ever. pink doesn't have to ugly/tacky
Do they come in non-pink?
thank god its aimed for teens. its ugly as hell.
Hyi helvetti! Muuta en sano.
Seems like today is Microsoft leakday
That thing is ugly.
If its functionality isn't all that bad I'd consider one... maybe. Certainly not the second thing though. I mean really, what were the people who designed this thinking?
uggh it's so ugly! i'm a teen and i'd never buy one of those.
Ken would buy that for barbie
@Mr w00t
Those things are so ugly, I don't think my 16 yo Daughter would want one
...This phone is extremely ugly and tacky. Who the -hell- has designed this?
My God that things ugly!
why so ugly?
i think this phone is designed so that ppl don't want to steal your phone and sell it, cuz nobody wants it. ;)
ugly. im not interested.
So we're all certain that this isn't just a photoshopped and/or broken Palm Pre with the keyboard coming out the wrong way?
Also, why such a convo on Win CE and kernels, a Pre, an Android, and an iPhone all have Linux kernels, don't mean shit for shit.
Sidekick LX '09 >>>>>>> Either of these shit phones.
Way to make Danger look like a joke Microsoft.
I think there's some sort of irony in making the Turtle look like half an apple.
I hope these devices don't look anything like that in real life...
looks like a turtle phone
they got rid of the sidekick line for this?!
PASS!
Those things look like junk. But Im sure Microsoft knows their demographic. Im a twenty something year old and Im pretty confident there is no way in heck Id buy that. They could make it less childish and open up into a larger market segment but whatever floats their boat. From a marketing standpoint I can kind of see a shortage of tween styled phones. And I guess thats what they're going for.
This could be good, reminds me of the LG-KS360, which was a big hit(5 mil sold). "Smartphones" are a bit overhyped and pretty expensive to own. Are there specs on this?
alright. april 20th is a very special day for me. ITS BETTER THEN CHRISTMAS! and Microsoft os going to shame it with this UGLY ASS DEVICE.
lets protest by blazing up in Redmond.
RAT BASTARDS!