It's now obvious that the Kin is a monumental failure.
What was Microsoft thinking to release such a crippled phone onto the market?
It was supposed to be a social messaging phone. But messages on Kin have a 15 minute delay before they are updated... a bizarre and crippling shortcoming.
Kin could not instant message. It could not Tweet properly. It could not upload photos to Twitter.
Worst of all, Kin had no apps. Not even Java ME apps. Nothing. Hapless and appless.
Microsoft will now have to try to sweep Kin's remains under the carpet, hoping that nobody notices that Kin is dead, so that it does not cause too much of a stain on Microsoft's next hobbled phone, Windows Phone 7.
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