It took just two months for Microsoft to launch and subsequently kill off yet another mobile platform. The Kin is dead, people. Move along.
Here’s the official word:
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.
The Kin wasn’t selling well and it didn’t sound like there was much development going on for the platform. Add in a data plan requirement from Verizon and you have a recipe for a failed device. How long before Microsoft bows out of mobile all together?
