Less than two months of life? Microsoft failure

They spent less than two months since its launch and Microsoft announced yesterday that it canceled the production of their cell phones Kin, designed for young users of social networks on the Internet. In the technology company said it was to focus on the Windows Phone 7.
Microsoft went on sale two types of kin in U.S. last May 13 between 50 and worth $ 100 and planned to market the device in Europe in recent months, something that no longer occur. The company, however, continue to work with the Verizon telephone company to conduct the inventory of existing U.S. Kin
"We have decided to focus on the release of our Windows Phone 7", Microsoft said in a statement released yesterday, which said the team dedicated to Kin will become part of the personnel working in the development of Windows Phone 7 (WP7), which hit the market in October.
According to technology website Gizmodo, Microsoft's decision was based on poor sales of Kin. From MSNBC, media, formed by Microsoft and NBC Universal, Kin scored a "white elephant" because, despite its functionality and connection with social networking sites, use rates were as high as those of cell high-end but does not offer the same services.
The company said Kin advances will be applied in the next WP7, with which Microsoft hopes to compete with the iPhone, Blackberry and other phones of the so-called "smart."