Kin One and Kin Two?

Today... after years of "project pink" rumors... Microsoft unveiled... Kin One and Kin Two. [Insert Dr. Seuss Cat In The Hat Thing One and Thing Two joke here]. Seriously, no matter how awkward of names Apple comes up with (MacBook, iPad, etc)... Microsoft manages to out do them. For all my issues with Apple as of late... For the fact I really have no desire to ever buy an Apple product again... at least their weirdness is somewhat stylish and fashionable. The Kin 1 & Kin 2 are devices we've seen leaks of for, oh, at least a year now. They make no real sense. No third party apps. No Windows Phone 7 (which itself is REMOVING multitasking at a time even Apple is adding it). Basically, the Kin phones are modern versions of the Danger/T-Mobile Sidekick (which Microsoft now owns). They're made by Sharp, the same company that's made most of the Sidekicks. The difference, however, is that the Sidekick was a groundbreaking device in it's time. Kin One and Kin Two are simply stripped-down smartphones with now-essential features such as third party apps taken away. If this is the best Microsoft has to show off, Google's Android, Apple's iPhone, and even RIM's BlackBerry should have no problem at all burying the last remains of Microsoft's smartphone business. Rumor is Palm's for sale, maybe Microsoft should consider buying them... at least WebOS is supposed to actually be pretty good. - Mark