The project known as “Kin” is now being killed inside microsoft. Engadget is running a post that explains what they believe is going on.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/what-killed-the-kin/
The concept behind the Kin was to create a low price device that would allow people to stay connected to social media / cloud information. Essentially a blackberry to those not needing a blackberry. What I found interesting during the discussions of the “kin” project was how this all fit together with the upcoming windows 7 phone OS.
From the article it is unclear what Microsoft’s direction is. What I did take away was that a device that many people did not think would succeed is no longer being offered.
What are your thoughts on the KIN?