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The Microsoft Kin Problem

By Arun Perumb Krishnan UTD Id: 20211 54585. The Microsoft Kin Problem. Microsoft Kin. Mobile phone from Microsoft Phone with Twitter, Facebook and MySpace Manufactured by Sharp Sold through Verizon Wireless in US

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The Microsoft Kin Problem

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  1. By ArunPerumb Krishnan UTD Id: 20211 54585 The Microsoft Kin Problem

  2. Microsoft Kin • Mobile phone from Microsoft • Phone with Twitter, Facebook and MySpace • Manufactured by Sharp • Sold through Verizon Wireless in US • Targeted at teens and social networking addicts

  3. Microsoft Kin – Project Investment • Development of Kin platform • 2 years of Kin platform development • US$ 1 billion project investment • Platform was based on WinCE • Microsoft- Danger Inc acquisition • Microsoft Acquired Danger Inc, in Feb 2008 for 500 million dollars

  4. Microsoft Kin - Launch • MS Announced Kin on:- April 10, 2010 • Launched two Kin models • Kin ONE and Kin TWO • Made available on Verizon Wireless stores on May 13th, 2010

  5. Microsoft Kin – Missing Features and Issues • Missing features • No Instant messaging • No Visual Voicemail • No photo editing options • No Calendar or appointment application • No additional Apps can be downloaded like any other smart phone • No extra options or downloads possible • Once shot, pictures cannot be edited – only shared or stored • Videos recorded with camcorder have no sound, can only be deleted not edited once captured

  6. Microsoft Kin - Failure • Verizon stopped selling the phones within two months of its actual launch date due to poor sales • Verizon returned all the unsold phones to Microsoft • Microsoft scrapped Kin’s Europe release due to poor U.S Sales • Microsoft stopped promoting the Kin devices and ceased production and transferred the Kin dev team to join its Windows Phone developers • Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer had his bonus cut due to KIN failure !

  7. References • www.Wikipedia.org • http://www.mobiledia.com/phones/microsoft/kin-two.html • http://gizmodo.com/ • http://images.google.com/

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