Here is a more in-depth article about the product and why it failed. http://bit.ly/bvf6iL
-- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://www.edwardcrosby.com ----- "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." Merlin Mann > It was Microsoft's, clearly, failed attempt at a social phone. It's only > been out for a few months and it was geared toward the younger generation > because it had Twitter, Facebook, and other social network sites > integrated. > > -- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosby > http://www.edwardcrosby.com > ----- > "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." > Merlin Mann > >> honestly and without any humor, what WAS the Kin? >> >> I know there was a link in the article where they reviewed it and did >> nto >> like it and they mention it was targeted to the tween, teen, and >> twentysomething consumers as a phone so it must have supported apps etc, >> but >> i don't know that i had even heard of this. >> >> On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Cary Preston <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/microsoft-kin-is-dead/ >>> >>> -- Shared with Google Share Button >>> >>> Microsoft is practically rudderless. It doesn't seem as though they >>> have >>> any real strategy other than halfhearted attempts to mimic other >>> companies. >>> Windows 7 was very welcome, and I've heard good things about Office >>> Live, >>> but these are continuations of existing product lines. When is the last >>> time >>> you heard of actual innovation from Microsoft? Stagnation=death in the >>> tech >>> world. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> "The Unique Geek" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
