Submitted by acohill on Tue, 07/06/2010 - 13:26
Microsoft has killed the Kin. Don't know what the "Kin" is? Neither does anyone else. It is (was) a "social media-centered phone for teenagers." But among other problems, the monthly contract for a Kin phone cost as much as the most expensive smartphone (e.g. Blackberries, iPhones, Droid phones). And darned few parents are going to spring for a pricy phone, and a pricey voice plan, and a pricey data plan just so their kid can call for a ride after soccer practice.
What is even more perplexing than the wrongheaded pricing is how Microsoft thought a phone that is "social media-centered" would be interesting. Apparently that ban on Microsoft employees having iPhones is working, or someone with Microsoft would have noticed that all the smartphones are already "social media-centered," with free apps for all the popular social media platforms. Who would pay extra for a one trick phone that only thirteen year olds would think is interesting? So Microsoft has apparently burned through a billion dollars or so and has nothing to show for it.
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Too many more flops like
Too many more flops like that, or Vista, or Millenium, or the host of other Microsoft money-burners and they will begin to fade into the sunset like many a past company. I already choose to run Linux at home to bypass the expensive software fees for Windows and MS Office, and I'm pleased with the performance results, and monetary savings for building my own computers. I've had a Windows Mobile PDA and a Windows Mobile Smartphone, and dumped them both for a Blackberry. It's less buggy, less glitchy, and performs much more smoothly.
Too many more flops like
Too many more flops like that, or Vista, or Millenium, or the host of other Microsoft money-burners and they will begin to fade into the sunset like many a past company. I already choose to run Linux at home to bypass the expensive software fees for Windows and MS Office, and I'm pleased with the performance results, and monetary savings for building my own computers. I've had a Windows Mobile PDA and a Windows Mobile Smartphone, and dumped them both for a Blackberry. It's less buggy, less glitchy, and performs much more smoothly.
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