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.
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• 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
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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
Apple helped develop PowerPC processors as competition against Intel in the 1990s, but by the early 2000s, the architecture was falling behind. Apple's switch to Intel x86 processors revived its Mac computers, kicked off the Hackintosh era, and made AMD jealous.
Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Cody Toombs.
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Videos:
• https://archive.org/details/wwdc-2005
Sources:
• https://lowendmac.com/1998/powerpc-vs-pentium-ii-escargot/
• https://lowendmac.com/2014/cpus-powerpc-604-and-604e/
• https://lowendmac.com/2015/cpus-powerpc-g5/
• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/06/23Apple-Unleashes-the-Worlds-Fastest-Personal-Computer-the-Power-Mac-G5/
• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2004/06/09Apple-Unveils-New-Power-Mac-G5-Line/
• https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/apple-on-g5-powerbook-not-so-fast/
• https://www.macworld.com/article/174337/pbg5-2.html
• https://www.cnet.com/science/amd-says-intel-only-deal-struck-at-apple-in-2005/
• https://www.macstories.net/stories/this-is-not-a-product-the-apple-developer-transition-kit/
• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2006/05/16Apple-Unveils-New-MacBook-Featuring-Intel-Core-Duo-Processors/
• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2006/01/10Apple-Unveils-New-iMac-with-Intel-Core-Duo-Processor/
• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2006/02/28Apple-Unveils-Mac-mini-with-Intel-Core-Duo/
• https://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1,261038,261270
• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2006/01/10Apple-Introduces-MacBook-Pro/
• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2006/05/16Apple-Unveils-New-MacBook-Featuring-Intel-Core-Duo-Processors/
• https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/12/santa-rosa-macbook-review/
• https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2006/08/macpro/
• https://www.macworld.com/article/666300/15-inch-macbook-pro-2006-review.html
• https://www.wired.com/2005/08/mac-hacks-allow-os-x-on-pcs-2/
• https://www.anandtech.com/show/7204/ibm-offers-power-technology-for-licensing-forms-openpower-consortium
• https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/17/ibm_t7nm_power10/
Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:48 The PowerPC era
0:12:00 The Intel announcement
0:23:01 Apple Developer Transition Kit
0:26:03 The Intel Macs
0:35:51 The reviews
0:40:34 Hackintosh PCs
0:44:49 AMD's complaints
0:47:36 Farewell to PowerPC
0:50:28 PowerPC after Apple
0:53:16 Outro
Tech Tales
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
