http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
But microsoft must pay for their Kin's]]>Jul 5th 2010 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
the kin died, just leave it dead


ITS DEAD]]>Jul 5th 2010 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
Yeah, please Engadget, just let it RIP already. You delivered one perfectly good eulogy already.]]>Jul 5th 2010 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Big E needs to learn enough really IS enough]]>Jul 5th 2010 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/The Kin is getting more coverage now that it's dead than it would have gotten had it not been discontinued...]]>Jul 5th 2010 9:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
Why do you guys care so much if Engadget writes more articles about the Kin?

You act like it's causing you physical pain or something! Jesus Christ it's just a freaking article.

As for the Kin I don't know if it had 7 deadly sins persay but I wil say that it was

1) Ugly
2) Overpriced
3) Horrible UI

The 1st two thngs along make it a horrible choice for any teenager or young adult who thinks his or herself a part of "generation upload" or w/e.

Its amazing to me how people tried (and STILL try) to pretend like this product had any shot of succcess. When people like me were saying from DAY ONE that it was doomed to be a failure we were accused of fanboyism. Despite the fact that I said there's a wide vareity of phones that any regular consumer would buy before even considering those monstrosities. The Samsung feature phones, LG feature phones, even nokia phones, Blackberriers, Palm Pre + Pixi, and yes even the iPhone.

How in the world could anyone think an ugly pos like the kin would stand up and beat the likes of those phones?]]>Jul 5th 2010 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
the one place Kin won't die is Engadget.
]]>Jul 5th 2010 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Death!]]>Jul 5th 2010 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
"As for the Kin I don't know if it had 7 deadly sins persay but I wil say that it was

1) Ugly
2) Overpriced
3) Horrible UI" These are the main reason's it died, though I'd actually say it's the price on both the upfront and monthly versus what the competition offers

Trust me when I say, I have no problem with a good MS bashing, Google, insert litterally any name, but you have to talk about things that are real and tangible, rather than just regiritate old information plus just try to hit your 800 word word-count quota.


So, I obviously had a word-quota to hit too. They should just try to write less fluff and more hard hitting stuff, while also reporting the news. The 7 deadly sins of Engadget:



Too many separate articles that can be combined into 1

Too many articles that inform us on things that aren't really news (I'm thinking how do you pre-order. Seriously, maybe give us a link and tell us it's available, you'll get just as many comments and you wont look like such fools.)

Too many articles that regurgitate what we've already been told on this site

Too many articles that try to mask themselves as hard-hitting editorials that are really just fluff (Switched On can win a Pulitzer compared to the sheet that Entelligence is)

Too many situations where they give unequal criticism of gadgets, (Why doesn't this have a dedicated camera button! - in 98% of phone reviews, I wonder what that 1 out of 50 is?)

Too many situations where they go in grossly uninformed, only to either not admit their fallacy/ignorance or they continue to ignore the fact that they grossly misunderstood something (more a problem of the former)

Too many situations where they drink their own kool-aid, especially article writing



Banhammer coming my way. ]]>Jul 5th 2010 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
Indeed, these Kins are like Michael Jackson. Nobody cared, and then they died, and now everyone is talking about them. ]]>Jul 5th 2010 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 6th 2010 12:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
No one cared about Micheal Jackson... "Referred to as the King of Pop, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records." Thats just one quote off wikipedia..


Lmao he has had the number one selling album for almost thirty years, kin? more like iphone..]]>Jul 6th 2010 3:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
Get the point Engadget, We are not telling you to stop covering Apple stories or even to cover more Microsfot stories; we want news, not endless blabbering about useless stuff.]]>Jul 6th 2010 5:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/I'll be the one person in this article who actually owns a kin one. God dammit, I like my phone. I have the money to blow on the pricing so it's not a big deal. Is it too much? Yes it is, there's no denying that but it's everyone's fault for the price being kept high. (The delay, the huge online backup)

However, as far as the phone being an ugly POS, I have to disagree. The browser needs work, but I love the UI. I actually have a good amount friends who I can follow just by unlocking my phone. It's simple, lightweight, and cool. I like using the spot to email links and websites to my friends. I think it's a cool idea that gives us a little notice that they are at least gonna try and make microsoft phones stand out in the smart phone industry, even if they make some mistakes along the way. They're MS...they can afford it.

I got this phone for free and it was between this and a droid eris. I didn't want a touchscreen keyboard. I friggin hate touch screen keyboards, and this one is a slider! Sliders are awesome and it was an easy choice for me and I don't regret it one bit. Flame away if you must.]]>Jul 6th 2010 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
You do realize that at the top of the page it says, "switched on" which means that this article is actually an editorial. That means engadget doesn't regulate the topic, just the quality of writing.]]>Jul 6th 2010 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
Those who work for MS.]]>Jul 5th 2010 8:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
did anyone actually expect the kin series to be a success?

i mean, it's looked like crap since it was announced. ]]>Jul 5th 2010 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 9:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
If the data plan was priced right and Microsoft would've been happy with wifi-only auto-uploading, it would've done quite well. It had enough innovation over other feature phones to sell reasonably well to its niche audience.]]>Jul 5th 2010 11:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
Because it's a slow Monday.]]>Jul 5th 2010 8:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
Well maybe if MS HAD discussed it a bit more, they would have either realized it was doomed from the start, or they have to reimagine the whole concept.]]>Jul 5th 2010 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
Either way, Bring on Windows Phone 7.

]]>Jul 5th 2010 8:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
Now it's discontinued and even less people care.

Not a good choice to write articles on, even if it's an easy target :P]]>Jul 5th 2010 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
... Looks at Xbox... yea, that's unfortunate...]]>Jul 5th 2010 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/He wasn't saying Microsoft sucked, he said it sucked that they spent lots of money on Kin only to kill it by merging it with WP7. Learn to read.]]>Jul 6th 2010 12:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
Bad Ballmer!!!]]>Jul 5th 2010 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/
I can't disagree with this more. First, if they lusted after this, they wouldn't have delayed it and rebooted it. It's like having a sexy as girl drunk and begging for it, then deciding, maybe I'll have her next time we go out drinking (when you know she's getting a new bf and wont be available). Second, I don't know why you bring data plans in the mix in this paragraph (later makes sense) when it has nothing to do with their "lust" and the fact that they don't make any money on the data plans. ]]>Jul 5th 2010 8:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/switched-on-kins-seven-deadly-sins/Jul 5th 2010 8:49PM