Microsoft’s attempt to be hip and cool in mobile is a bust. The company has decided to stop introducing new Kin-branded phones and will scrap the device’s European launch. Instead it plans to integrate Kin into its existing Windows 7 Phone team.
But, from the start, Kin devices seemed doomed. The phones got tepid reviews and were plagued by reports of extremely poor sales. Here are four reasons why Wired thinks the Kin failed.
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It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
it had vast amount of promotion. Or did people just look at the company (microsoft), and didnt want to take the chance of another hardware failure. Only this time it'll be worse because you have a 2 year commitment. Or maybe everyone wants a iphone and the kin just seemed like a poor mans iphone (ironic)
tsk tsk tsk, KINect is next FYI
I think we can safely say heavy marketing isn't one. I seriously saw an ad for it on the internet and on TV almost every single day.
The one about ?uestlove and the other one about the ex-girlfriend were on aaaaaall the time.
I think the "Cool" thing is a Microsoft problem. They have never been the look of cool and the rise of their arch-nemesis Apple didn't help at all, either. Apparently Apple's so cool now, that they surpassed MS in finances (just barely).
They'll be okay, though. They always have Windows. 7 is my absolute favorite.
It was ugly.
ugly ugly ugly.
When will MS remember that they are primarily a PC software company? They need to look after their core business.