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    News - Microsoft cans Kin

    The software giant decides to cut its losses on the overpriced cloud-phone for kids and focus on Windows Phone 7.
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    Re: News - Microsoft cans Kin

    Who other than Microsoft believed regular consumers wanted to buy Windows Mobile 6.5? Especially on a low-end device which competed poorly on price with pretty much anything else?

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    Re: News - Microsoft cans Kin

    Quote Originally Posted by directhex View Post
    Who other than Microsoft believed regular consumers wanted to buy Windows Mobile 6.5??
    I don't think that part was relevant - either to the consumer or MS really. WM 6.5 might of been the back end but that's all it was. Kin didn't make sense in light of WP7 coming for MS and for the consumer because it really didn't have any USPs over low end smart phones (or the 'fashion' factor either).

    People don't buy low-end sat navs running CE and realise it's there - Kin was exactly the same deal.
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    Re: News - Microsoft cans Kin

    Quote Originally Posted by dangel View Post
    People don't buy low-end sat navs running CE and realise it's there
    I did, then figured a way in and installed whatever i wanted + tom tom.

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    Re: News - Microsoft cans Kin

    Quote Originally Posted by Percy1983 View Post
    I did, then figured a way in and installed whatever i wanted + tom tom.
    Ok, most people

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