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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. So sad. by diesel66 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Has anybody notified the next of 'kin?

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  2. So... by PmanAce · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...who is the next of kin?

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    Tired of my customary (Score:1)
  3. So... by Kitkoan · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Who else read the title and saw 'Microsoft kills own kin'? Thought they started killing their own brothers and sisters for a moment...

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