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Generally Speaking => Power On => Topic started by: Tupin on July 01, 2010, 04:55:18 PM

Title: Microsoft pulls plug on Kin.
Post by: Tupin on July 01, 2010, 04:55:18 PM
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/microsoft-kin-is-dead/ (http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/microsoft-kin-is-dead/)

Microsoft announced yesterday that the Kin phone will not ship in Europe and all development teams on the Kin will be integrated into Windows Phone 7. All this after spending millions in advertising and the device having only been on the market for 48 days. In that time, only 500 were rumored to have been sold.

I've never seen a company drop a device this quickly, even Nokia kept the N-Gage going for years.
Title: Re: Microsoft pulls plug on Kin.
Post by: Cornwad on July 01, 2010, 04:57:56 PM
That thing was made by Microsoft? That was fast, I thought I saw a commercial for it the other day.
Title: Re: Microsoft pulls plug on Kin.
Post by: Zero on July 05, 2010, 11:14:53 PM
Uh...commercials are still going for it. lol way to go microsoft.
Title: Re: Microsoft pulls plug on Kin.
Post by: Level_9_Chao on July 05, 2010, 11:40:42 PM
Based on that thing, they're still selling them in the US.

Not like I really care about getting a new phone.
Title: Re: Microsoft pulls plug on Kin.
Post by: SkyMyl on July 06, 2010, 07:42:21 AM
Woah. I didn't even know that existed.
Title: Re: Microsoft pulls plug on Kin.
Post by: Silverhawk79 on July 15, 2010, 07:13:56 PM
That was alarmingly fast. Was there something wrong with it?
Title: Re: Microsoft pulls plug on Kin.
Post by: PsychoYoshi on July 15, 2010, 10:17:02 PM
Quote from: Zeus on July 15, 2010, 07:13:56 PM
That was alarmingly fast. Was there something wrong with it?

Yes, they're not Apple, so they can't get away with making overpriced, gimmicky products without the danger of the product failing miserably.

o snap
Title: Re: Microsoft pulls plug on Kin.
Post by: Rayquarian on July 16, 2010, 02:02:06 PM
I thought Kin was short for Kinect at first...

I wasn't really aware that it existed up until now.
Title: Re: Microsoft pulls plug on Kin.
Post by: Dog Food on July 16, 2010, 02:59:33 PM
I never heard of it. But then again, I don't watch commercials. So...

I'm waiting for the iPhone to come to Verizon.
Title: Re: Microsoft pulls plug on Kin.
Post by: Kayo on July 19, 2010, 05:08:05 PM
That little circle phone? Damn.