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So Laura got the more radical one while josh played it safe.]]>May 5th 2010 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/
I don't think it's cute...
But then again, they are targeting the teen population and I don't belong there.
But if they want to do so successfully, they need to reevaluate the pricing! $100 for Two when iPhone 3G is available for $50? I don't know... maybe MS is hoping for the mandatory data plans on ATT to be the deterrents for the 3G, but in that case they underestimate the influence teens wield in the household purchasing decisions nowadays!]]>May 5th 2010 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/
No, MS is hoping that people know that Big Red's call coverage is far superior than the spotty crap that is spewin' out of big striped Blue. Oh, and that Verizon has better 3G coverage.

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Verizon is the reason this will fail, make no mistake. They needed to introduce an intermediate pricing scheme to mirror the phone's intermediate market segment. Reduce the contract price for both by $50 and cut the data plan charges in half. Otherwise there's no logical reason for Microsoft to restrict updates to 15min intervals.]]>May 5th 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/
I am of course waiting for WP7, but still want to try this thing out.]]>May 5th 2010 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/I don't understand why everyone thinks these phones should be priced any less than any smartphone. It sounds to me like they will be using the data service more than most smartphones. If they automaticly upload pictures and videos to studio, they're going to use way more 3g than any feature phone. ]]>May 5th 2010 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/
Thats why a lot of these types of phone fail. They get greedy & price them way too high right outta the gate, hoping to get some suckers stuck with one of these for 2 years. By the time they wise up & drop the price, its too late. The whole thing is stupid.

Verizon/Microsoft: These aren't smartphones & are meant for the teen segment. Price them accordingly, jackasses.]]>May 5th 2010 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/
i see what you did there..]]>May 5th 2010 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://bit.ly/microsoft-kin-impressions]]>May 6th 2010 2:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 6th 2010 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 6th 2010 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/
You underestimate the teenage population purchasing popular!]]>May 5th 2010 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/
power, not popular, d'oh!... -_-]]>May 5th 2010 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/
I think its very generous if these phones sell 200k in their first year as long as they keep these insane prices.]]>May 5th 2010 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/
Given the success of the Sidekick, this could be huge BUT I don't think Verizon is pricing it appropriately for what it does and the market. Seeing as how you might as well just buy the Pre Plus or Pixi Plus for less and have a real OS, this thing is a waste.

$15 data and $50 max with no rebate or this fails. This is a glorified dumbphone/featurephone, not a smartphone.]]>May 5th 2010 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/
You just need 1 pretty girl in any random hollywood tv show/movie to be seen with one and it'll sell in droves. The usual gimmicks.]]>May 5th 2010 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/
exactly.]]>May 5th 2010 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/
I must agree. The Kin is fail. Sorry, MS, try again. ]]>May 5th 2010 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/
30 bucks. Max.

I would easily pick any smartphone over this if I had to pay 50 bucks a month. In fact, I pay $45 now for my Pre on Bell. $50 for 1/8th the phone?]]>May 5th 2010 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/
*walks away*]]>May 5th 2010 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/and on May, 14th, 15th, 16th etc.]]>May 5th 2010 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/
Pit]]>May 5th 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/
Pit]]>May 5th 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/
Not so true. T-Mobile wants $30 for their data plans on a 2 year contract as well. But for that money you could be sporting an HD2. The HD2 is a hot phone, along with the TP2. and they got a couple of decent Android phones. They surely didn't need to add this crap to the table. There's no value in this from a customers perspective at all. Imagine paying $30 a month for data on a Motorola Razor. "?"]]>May 5th 2010 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/
At least T-Mobile had the foresight to offer a "Lite" data plan for $10(?) a month for the sake of their feature-phones. If Verizon expects these to sell under a one-size-fits-all expensive data plan structure, they're in for a surprise. ]]>May 5th 2010 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/kin-available-online-starting-tomorrow-in-verizon-stores-on-may/May 5th 2010 1:02PM