Microsoft Kin

Microsoft Kin was a phone platform "designed specifically for people who are actively navigating their social lives," but was deemed a failure before it even launched. Two Kin phones finally arrived in May 2010, and two months later, the entire platform was shelved. Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Joe Fedewa. Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techtalesshow.com Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support Videos: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wscAwANF684 • https://www.lightpress.tv/microsoft-kin-basement-party • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwyb7kwlL44 Sources: • https://news.microsoft.com/source/2010/04/12/microsoft-ushers-in-the-next-generation-of-the-social-phone-with-kin-a-new-windows-phone/ • https://www.engadget.com/2010-07-02-life-and-death-of-microsoft-kin-the-inside-story.html • https://web.archive.org/web/20201023040414/https://gigaom.com/2008/02/12/how-much-did-microsoft-pay-for-danger-find-out-here/ • https://www.engadget.com/2010-05-25-microsofts-robbie-bach-j-allard-leaving-as-part-of-broader-sha.html • https://web.archive.org/web/20090508022801/http://www.crn.com/software/217300212 • https://www.theregister.com/2010/04/19/microsoft_kin_ad_boob/ • https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2010/01/05Apples-App-Store-Downloads-Top-Three-Billion/ • https://www.wired.com/2010/05/pr-microsft-kin/ • https://www.engadget.com/2010-05-05-kin-one-and-two-review.html • https://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Microsoft-KIN-ONE-and-TWO-Review_id2442 • https://web.archive.org/web/20100702062008/http://gizmodo.com/5576764/microsoft-kills-kin • https://web.archive.org/web/20110113123732/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20009013-56.html • https://web.archive.org/web/20120813082650/http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20023398-75.html • https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/9/17335634/microsoft-jon-friedman-courier-kin-ultra-mobile-pcs-spot-build-2018 Chapters: 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:10 Development 0:08:42 The Launch 0:18:31 The Reviews 0:26:39 Kin's Death 0:35:46 Outro