Survey made by Pew Internet Research group shows that new Microsoft Kin phones may fail. Kin phones that are made particularly for teenagers who love social networking will be available online tomorrow and in Verizon stores on May 13. According to the survey only 23 percent of American teenagers form 12 to 17 use social networks on their phones, while 72 percent of them uses their cellphones for texting. Microsoft may think that it is a great idea, but as we see from the survey, Kin phones probably won't find much popularity and many users. Especially that the data plan costs $30 per month and obviously not every parent is willing to pay price that high. Another thing that might not be appealing in Kin phones is that, games are not supported on these devices, and as the survey has shown 46 percent of teenagers uses phones for playing games. The survey shows also other interesting information presented on nice graphs. I think that Microsoft should have looked at the survey before releasing phones. On the other hand who knows, maybe Kin phones will fill the niche in the market and gain popularity.
Source: Engadget
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