Microsoft is killing off the line of Kin handsets it introduced about six weeks ago. The company has canceled plans to launch the Kin in Europe this fall and has rolled over its Kin development team into its Windows Phone 7 team. Microsoft said it will continue selling “current” Kin phones with Verizon Wireless in the United States, though with the Kin team now mixed into the Windows Phone group, it appears unlikely that any new Kin devices are planned for the future. Microsoft launched two models of the Kin — the Kin One and Kin Two — through Verizon around mid-April.
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Microsoft Turns Its Back on Kin
Posted by: Richard Adhikari July 1, 2010 11:53 AMMicrosoft is killing off the line of Kin handsets it introduced about six weeks ago. The company has canceled plans to launch the Kin in Europe this fall and has rolled over its Kin development team into its Windows Phone 7 team. Microsoft said it will continue selling “current” Kin phones with Verizon Wireless in the United States, though with the Kin team now mixed into the Windows Phone group, it appears unlikely that any new Kin devices are planned for the future. Microsoft launched two models of the Kin — the Kin One and Kin Two — through Verizon around mid-April.