What killed the Kin? - Engadget

engadget.com — While the news today that Microsoft has killed its troubled Kin line didn't come as the craziest of surprises, it's definitely left a lot of lingering questions about just what happened. Now we may have a little insight into what went wrong -- and what might be in store down the road -- thanks to a reliable source of ours[...] Jun 30, 2010 View in Crawl 4

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maxvandervelde Jul 1, 2010

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More like what didn't kill the kin? It was practically everything.

wallclimber Jul 1, 2010

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I'm not sure "killed" is the best word to use. After all, it's hard to kill something that never really lived. It was always just a parrot nailed to a perch.

arcane14 Jul 1, 2010Submitter

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agreed. it was a stillborn handset. MS is just coming to terms with it and burying the body.

Closed Account Jul 1, 2010

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NEXT OF KIN?

sgsuneel Jul 1, 2010

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Agree with WallClimber there.

Many of us are even unaware of what Kin was except that we knew it was our kids :)

nstern2 Jul 2, 2010

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Who wanted to pay the price for a smart phone but only get a feature phone? How could they not see it coming from a mile away? The concept is good but the execution is horrible!