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It's definitely a different situation.

The Kin thing really was a mess and made no business sense that I can think of.
It probably would have done much better on MetroPCS or Virgin Mobile than having been on Verizons network priced at the same price monthly as far superior handsets.

Wp7 hasn't even been out 6 months yet. It's still a newborn babe but it really does seem like MS is dedicated to the platform. Along with the strong brands that are native to the phone (Live, ZUNE, and Office)it runs smooth which is a good starting point.

A couple of updates and tweaks to the interface and it should be a lot better. I personally wouldn't expect anything great for at least a year though while the growing pains are sorting out.