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T-Mobile Discontinuing Sidekick Sales Starting July 2

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Odd wording... but its not the end.

consmonaut

Jul 1, 2010, 2:35 PM
Strange the article says T-mobile lost consumer information.

They didn't. Its well known to be on the danger servers. T-mobile just connected point a-b.

Either way, I would bet any one of you there will be a new sidekick phone in the future. Its been a somewhat iconic device and has (read had) a really good following.

I'm sure that there will be a new device that has the same design, but isn't so reliant on a 'cloud'.
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iDont Care

Jul 1, 2010, 2:46 PM
consmonaut said:
Strange the article says T-mobile lost consumer information.

They didn't. Its well known to be on the danger servers. T-mobile just connected point a-b.

Either way, I would bet any one of you there will be a new sidekick phone in the future. Its been a somewhat iconic device and has (read had) a really good following.

I'm sure that there will be a new device that has the same design, but isn't so reliant on a 'cloud'.


True. Just like Blackberry. I hear some people say Blackberry is gonna die but I highly doubt it. It has way too much of a following. I'm sure they'll be another Sidekick down the line. They'd be stupid not to produce one. Let's just hope it isn't based on the Kin lo...
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Jayshmay

Jul 1, 2010, 2:49 PM
I could've sworn I read somewhere that the MyTouch line will replace the Sidekick line.
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80dollarcarcharger

Jul 1, 2010, 4:11 PM
You are absolutely right. That's what the mytouch is intended for. Although I did hear a rumor that a sidekick or "sidekick like" device was coming to Verizon.
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pingpong

Jul 1, 2010, 9:33 PM
@80dollarcharger - The Sidekick line device for Verizon was the Kin. Which failed miserably btw.
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80dollarcarcharger

Jul 3, 2010, 2:13 PM
lol i heard the kin was discontinued but I never researched to see what it was. Thanks for the heads up on that
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Versed

Jul 4, 2010, 7:19 PM
I have no interest in the Kin, but it was never really given a chance, it was introduced on one carrier, who placed on one carrier VZW who sold it with an expensive pda type data plan. This could have been a sidekick replacer plus more, aimed at the teenage crowd who's parents (me) don't was a $30 data plan. As well as it should have put on all carriers.
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RockTripod

Jul 2, 2010, 2:57 PM
It will more than likely be Android-powered. The Sidekick moniker is owned by T-Mo, so I would guess they will just slap the name on a whole new line of phones. The wording of the press release seems to give a bit of credence to the Evo-with-a-keyboard rumor. Who knows?
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LWWill7999

Jul 21, 2010, 9:34 PM
Exactly what will happen.... the T-Mo Danger/MS contract for the initial SideKick series was for 7 years, as I recall.... So, it expired in October 2009, seven years after the release of the original B&W SideKick.

Since Danger introduced the phone originally as the HipTop, and T-Mo re-marketed it as the SideKick, T-Mo owns the name, and Danger/MS owns the device design, especially the patented swivel screen design. Therefore, no new SideKick will have the swivel screen w/o licensing that swivel screen technology from Microsoft (or buying the rights outright).
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