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We're learning this afternoon that Microsoft's Kin line, for all practical purposes, is riding off into the sunset just a few short weeks after its release. Sources close to Microsoft tell us that Andy Lees has rolled Kin into the Windows Phone 7 team and has canceled the existing product's launch later this year in Europe on news that sales weren't as strong as expected. Speaking of sales, Verizon's already-launched Kin One and Kin Two are soldiering on for the time being, but for how long is anyone's guess. Here's Microsoft's official statement:
"We have made the decision to focus exclusively on Windows Phone 7 and we will not ship KIN in Europe this fall as planned. Additionally, we are integrating our KIN team with the Windows Phone 7 team, incorporating valuable ideas and technologies from KIN into future Windows Phone releases. We will continue to work with Verizon in the U.S. to sell current KIN phones."
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http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/m...t-kin-is-dead/
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http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/what-killed-the-kin/
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They have merged it into the WP7 tree from now on..but at the same time shows how out of touch M$ really is to the reality of things...This also does not look good for WP7..if they mess it up, they will end up paying for it greatly after giving up most of its core to Android for no reason...