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Microsoft’s Kin devices will forever be known for their incredibly short shelf life. They debuted in early 2010 and the Redmond company killed them a mere 48 days later. An internal Microsoft video obtained by Wired suggests some folks inside of Microsoft knew what consumers would later find out about the Kin phones – that they were duds. You can check out the internal videos below and chuckle as the testers give their honest opinion on the devices. Not surprisingly, the most common word used in the video is lag and the overall responses are overwhelmingly negative.
[Via Wired]
About The Author
Kelly Hodgkins
Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.
