So you have to ask yourself. What is Silk coin doing that is creating UTILITY? What is it doing that other coins are not doing?
And.... What is Silkcoin NOT doing that other coins are doing?
- BIP 0021 "URI Scheme" to enable payments by clicking on link or scanning QR code
- BIP 0070 "Payment Protocol" for better communication between merchant & customer
As a web developer in the finance industry, I see these 2 BIPs as vital for any crypto currency that wants to have merchant services built upon it.
Well they're about 5 versions behind on the source code. This stuff is standard on Bitcoin Core 0.9+ which most new coins are using now and they're now up to 0.9.3 on their release candidate branch. Silkcoin is using 8.6 as a base which has been outdated for 1 1/2 years. They're talking about all of their big plans and modifications but they're starting with crappy old code. It's like ricing out a 10-year-old Honda instead of going with a Ferrari for the same price - it doesn't make any sense.