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Microsoft Confirms It Is Killing Its Kin

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Dead on Arrival

bob a

Jun 30, 2010, 4:21 PM
they didn't have to kill it
it was dead on arrival..er conception
Microsoft shareholders should be asking
how did it ever get as far as it did?
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jer07734

Jun 30, 2010, 4:22 PM
no doubt. everything on that phone was complete crap
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LordHuman

Jun 30, 2010, 4:30 PM
yeah, but does it lose reception when you, you know, hold it in your hand like a phone?
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Jayshmay

Jun 30, 2010, 4:37 PM
Who made the Kin anyway? I guess I forgot.
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Kaztro

Jun 30, 2010, 4:46 PM
sharp
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Jayshmay

Jun 30, 2010, 5:18 PM
Oh. . .yeah.

The Kin may have sucked, most of us agree on that, but there was a crowd for it.
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Versed

Jun 30, 2010, 7:08 PM
I don't think it sucked, it's just not something most of us would use or want here. The Kin should have had a universal release for all carriers, the phone cost is ok, but the use cost was high, it should have been charged like a data phone. Teenagers and those who don't wish a smartphone i.e. Android, iPhone etc. may have opted for something like this.
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Versed

Jun 30, 2010, 7:09 PM
I mean a data, as in a feature phone.
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glinc

Jun 30, 2010, 4:48 PM
Not to mention that they required $30 data plan for a dumbphone lol
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kingstu

Jun 30, 2010, 5:02 PM
That phone should have been targeted for prepaid users and maybe should have been a replacement for the sidekick with T-Mobile.
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Jayshmay

Jun 30, 2010, 5:44 PM
I agree w/u about the replacement for the Sidekick idea, seems like the Kin would have fit that crowd.
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