“After being labeled as one of Microsoft’s greatest failures having been pulled from sale after only six weeks during its original run, the Kin One and Kin Two are back on sale with Verizon,” Electronista reports. “With the re-release has come a slight name change to the Kin ONEm and Kin TWOm. Microsoft only sold 8,810 units during the initial product run, but hopes to turn the disastrous sales numbers around with more attractive pricing plans.”
Electronista reports, “This time, Verizon is selling the Kin ONEm for $20 on a two-year plan, while the Kin TWOm is being sold for $50 in a buy-one-get-one-free deal; the second phone included for the price is the LG Ally. There is also a $35 activation price. Still included is the Zune Pass option, but downloads are restricted to Wi-Fi and side-loading only. Monthly costs start at $40 for voice and an additional $10 for data.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Masochistsoft.
How many more fsck ups kin you count on?
Hum, I wonder what Microsucks is really up to.
Do they think they can?
I Like Ballmer’s Strategy A Lot!
Sideloading?
Typical M$ over-speak, making up words. Jeeez!
Ther goes Baldy Balmer think’n agin. Kin you even imagine that?
i guess then hand bunch left over and needed to unload them somehow. hope they’re not making more.
This just shows how clueless MS is..relaunching a failure!!
Relaunch the Titanic..
Relaunch the Ford Pinto,
Relaunch BOB too while your at it..
How do these idiots keep their jobs???
Ballmer:”We have strategically re- stratigized our strategy. The synergy of our strategy is stratospheric”.
May the genius Ballmer remain CEO for “as long as it takes”.
Baaaaaahahahaaaahaaa!!!
they must have tons of back stock they need to clear.
Thank you Steve Ballmer. I needed a good laugh today.
ONEm and TWOm? Where did that come from?
Silverhawk: ONEL and TWOL were taken.
With the re-release has come a slight name change to the
Kin ONEm and Kin TWOm.
Is this a joke? Seriously, is this a joke? I’m completely speechless.
Say isn’t that a picture of me on the top of the page? MDN has outdone itself again. But why do I look so constipated? I had two Kins for breakfast. Maybe I need to regurgitate them both out again. There you go, two wonderful ‘genius phones’ passed through my anal cavity.
Never take uncle Fester as a joke. He is richer than you are, more successful than you are and is doing a hell of a job keeping the SS MS away from icebergs without stealing or co-opting other peoples IP.
The fact that he sold a few shares was a reflection of commitment to his household to maintain the lifestyle they have been accustomed to after the turds on M$ board decided to deny him his hard earned bonus.
May he stand behind the helm of the SS MS until he chooses the day he retires!
This is a parody, right?
May Mr. Ballmer remain CEO for as long as it takes.
Fantastic. BLN, just grew his missing one with this news. MS has so much automatic revenue coming in, they can afford to keep doing stupid moves. What a great advantage vs companies who actually have to make money with their products.
I like this strategy. I like it a lot.
It’s about time Apple re-released the Newton
What a nagging insistence on offering messed-up crap. No surprise they have to double the offer for the same price.
ONEm….. Ha!
TWOm – same pronounciation as “Tomb” no doubt.
Quite appropriate, they have resurected this from the dead! Shame Balmer could’t have done this on hallowen with the rest of his ‘Adams Family’ and given us an even bigger laugh
The corporate atmosphere of Redmond and Cupertino are completely influenced by their location and climate conditions.
For instance, Redmond is located in a beautiful scenic area which rains most of the year. It sort of lends one to lead a consistent and leisurely lazy lifestyle that reflects upon their products.
On the other hand Cupertino is located in the desert of California near busy highways, the sun is blocked most of the time by heavy smog and it’s hot. Conditions there tend to motivate one to get their ass in gear to make enough money to hopefully buy their way to someplace more climate and health friendly.
On the East Coast of the U.S. the opposite is true, the North is heavily busy and disgusting and the South is lazy, relaxed and somewhat beautiful.
Strange.