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Microsoft Kills the Kin

Posted by samzenpus on from the we-hardly-knew-you dept.

adeelarshad82 writes "The Microsoft Kin is dead, or at least it doesn't have a future as a standalone product. Microsoft released a statement suggesting that it's cutting bait on the Windows Phone 7 spinoff and folding the project's staff and technologies into the main body of Windows Phone 7. For now, it seems like Verizon Wireless will continue to sell Kin phones. But with the Kin team essentially disbanded, it's hard to see future updates and support for the line being a priority within Microsoft."

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  1. Good by GreatDrok · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was a 'kin stupid name. I don't know what the 'kin 'ell they were 'kin thinking. 'kin idiots.

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  2. But??? But??? by olsmeister · · Score: 5, Funny

    How will I know when ?uestlove is having a free concert in the park?

  3. Re:Not surprising by LanceUppercut · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes. Except that it did not have the huge sales numbers of Zune.

  4. Re:Not surprising by Anonymusing · · Score: 5, Funny

    If Kin is dead, would Windows Phone 7 be the next of kin?

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  5. Re:How could you.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because that would be grammatically incorrect. You want its, not it's.

  6. Re:How could you.. by revlayle · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... and that would stop Slashdot how?