Kin needs IM Client and Calender ASAP and more.....

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I am in the UK and I think the Kin phones would be ideal for my teenage daughter and maybe my wife also. I do not think data pricing is an issue in the UK as I pay only £5 a month for unlimited data.

They will love their photos auto uploading to the Kin Studio and the Zune Pass. There needs to be an option to delete photos from phone only (I think currently if you delete from the phone it deletes from the studio which is stupid).

However my wife will want a Calender for appointments, birthdays etc...

My Teenage daughter would not touch this phone without an IM Client which has Windows Live Messenger, Facebook Chat and Blackberry Messenger ( Iphone has an APP for this).

To seal the deal add BING MAPS with navigation and some XBOX Live Games.

This would succeed in Europe 100% I know in USA data prices also play a part so this would need to be looked at also.......

I agree to some extent. I just bought a Kin Two and am absolutely loving it. and I've had my fare share of phones over the past 5 months. Gone from the iPhone 3Gs (which is awesome), to the Palm Pre (which is also awesome, just a tiny keyboard), to a Droid Eris (not awesome, major problems), to now my Kin Two. Honestly this is a super snappy phone. Navigating through the menus is super quick. However I will say this is totally focused towards social sites and such. Here is where I agree with you. IM would be a definite plus in this department. You think it would make sense you at least give it Windows Live Messenger. Calenders Im okay with not having, but I realize this is a major issue for some people. Recently there was a press conference with reps from both Verizon and Microsoft (I wont post the article because I don't know this site's policy on linking outside sources) who said they will be adding app functionality like on the Zune HD, and their overall plan is to merge Kin OS with Windows Phone 7, which is pretty cool.

Overall I must say that this phone may not do a million different things, but I can say that what it does do it does very well. And after going through so many phones that can do some many things I'm really happy that I got this phone and brought me back to a simpler level.