Microsoft kills the Kin originator of Kinect name

[ASSEMbler]

So the Kinect is named in line with a device that's dead after only 3 months in market.

This is promising!

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2365898,00.asp

[hl718]

3 months?

I thought the Kin only lasted 6 weeks...

-hl718

[derekb]

I don't think anyones surprised, the fact that they tried to launch an entirely separate phone experience while hyping up their complete revamp of windows mobile with winphone7 definitely was a big 'huh?' in my book

[ASSEMbler]

The problem was the carriers made everyone get smartphone rates.

Kin was supposed to be normal phone rates.

Of course, the carriers refused, and kin died.

[derekb]

fwiw I did think that the Kin's desktop timeline stuff looked nice, but the UI for the phone itself turned me off

[ASSEMbler]

It looked awesome as a normal phone. Paying smartphone plan, it would suck.

[mooseblaster]

So the Kinect is named in line with a device that's dead after only 3 months in market.

Has there been any quotes on that? I thought they said it was an amalgam of 'Connect' and 'Kinetic'. At no point have they connected the Kin to the Kinect, as far as I was aware.

[ASSEMbler]

They were both pet projects of allard

[Rogue]

At no point have they connected the Kin to the Kinect, as far as I was aware.

The press did.

What a shame. I find it interesting and would import one...

[skavenger216]

So the Kinect is named in line with a device that's dead after only 3 months in market.

The Kin is dead?? News to me, i still see commercials for it every other commercial break on TV here.

[derekb]

The Kin is dead?? News to me, i still see commercials for it every other commercial break on TV here.

the decided to focus on WP7, Kin group is being merged in

[crazytaxman]

There doesn't seem to be any connection (in name) for Kin and Kinnect, and there would be no use in any connection being there anyway.