If you thought the excruciating load times, frequent page errors, galleries of cat photos, and abysmal site design of MySpace were only meant to be enjoyed in the comfort of your home, think again. T-Mobile and Danger, the maker of the popular Sidekick phone cum hiptop-communication-center, have partnered to bring a mobile version of MySpace to the device. According to Chris Ziegler (via Engadget), it’s “…more than a simple mobile web portal, offering real-time status, profile editing, photo management, and communication with other members…” which likely means that it’s a cleverly disguised pile of dog crap much like its desktop-sized big brother.
Did anyone else find it offensive that a website run by nearly 100 people (a figure reported some time before the site’s acquisition by News Corp.) could be so full of poor code, crippling bugs, and perform only slightly worse than sites run by one person? The acquisition by News Corp has done little to improve the state of affairs in MySpace-land and has only increased their advertising deals 500% and riddled the site with enough promotional material to strangle an ox.
I’m glad I passed on the Sidekick and went iPhone!
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