Microsoft Kills Kin - RIP KIN - We hardly knew ye

Gunslngr21

One last thread in these boards, I promise =D

 

http://gizmodo.com/5576764/microsoft-kills-kin

 

Microsoft is killing the KIN. Highlights from the article:

 

There won't be a separate Kin product anymore. Effective immediately, Andy Lees is shoving the entire Kin team into the core Windows Phone 7 team, so there will just be one big group to focus on Windows Phone 7.

The major reason? Sales. Microsoft never confirmed (or denied) that only 500 Kins were sold, but it's clear that the response has been completely underwhelming. Otherwise, why kill a project that was in development for years after just a few weeks? (And cost millions.)

 

Quote from Microsoft: "We have made the decision to focus exclusively on Windows Phone 7 and we will not ship KIN in Europe this fall as planned. Additionally, we are integrating our KIN team with the Windows Phone 7 team, incorporating valuable ideas and technologies from KIN into future Windows Phone releases. We will continue to work with Verizon in the U.S. to sell current KIN phones."

 

 

dickwelsh

This is absolute {word filter avoidance}
. I purchased this phone for my wife, and while she was initially disappointed with the lack of basic features like a calendar, the real kicker is that the phone crashes frequently.  I re-assured her that Microsoft would release updates to fix these issues (as they did similarly with the first-generation Zunes), and then today I read this.  Well **** us, I guess!