▲ 122 ▼ Microsoft spent two years and $1B developing the Kin mobile phone line, which failed after just 48 days in 2010(May 14-June 30) due to poor sales. They blamed Verizon for not promoting it enough (en.wikipedia.org) submitted 7 months ago by King@blackneon.net to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] giddy@aussie.zone 20 points 7 months ago (2 children) Damn I miss that form factor permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 10 points 7 months ago (2 children) I don't. I had a phone like that with Verizon and the top would fly off after opening it the 100th time. I would get a replacement and 3 weeks later the same thing would happen. After the 6th replacement they finally let me switch to a flip phone of the same value. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 child) How hard were you opening it?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago Not hard at all, it had a spring so you only had to push it a little bit and it would do the rest. The spring action was very snappy... I am sure other phone manufacturers got it right, but I am still traumatized. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 point 7 months ago I wanted a Sidekick so bad but I knew I'd break it for sure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lawnman23@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago I had a HTC Evo Shift 4G back in the day, similar style: Loved it for typing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 10 points 7 months ago (2 children) I don't. I had a phone like that with Verizon and the top would fly off after opening it the 100th time. I would get a replacement and 3 weeks later the same thing would happen. After the 6th replacement they finally let me switch to a flip phone of the same value. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 child) How hard were you opening it?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago Not hard at all, it had a spring so you only had to push it a little bit and it would do the rest. The spring action was very snappy... I am sure other phone manufacturers got it right, but I am still traumatized. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 point 7 months ago I wanted a Sidekick so bad but I knew I'd break it for sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 child) How hard were you opening it?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago Not hard at all, it had a spring so you only had to push it a little bit and it would do the rest. The spring action was very snappy... I am sure other phone manufacturers got it right, but I am still traumatized. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago Not hard at all, it had a spring so you only had to push it a little bit and it would do the rest. The spring action was very snappy... I am sure other phone manufacturers got it right, but I am still traumatized. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 point 7 months ago I wanted a Sidekick so bad but I knew I'd break it for sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lawnman23@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago I had a HTC Evo Shift 4G back in the day, similar style: Loved it for typing. permalink fedilink source parent