Microsoft's KIN, since its launch, has received nothing but criticism from major (and minor) news outlets. Not without good cause, of course, but most criticism has become a little extreme, even to the extinction of the product line.

Unfortunately, not even cancellation has sheltered Microsoft's failed product line from criticism. Today, on MSNBC, the KIN has taken the number one position of the "worst tech of 2010". To quote:

In an era where everyone wants a smart phone, who would buy a dumbed-down handset that has no apps, provides a terrible browsing experience on its tiny screen and has a UI that makes users jump through silly hoops like dragging photos onto a tiny green circle just to share them? Teenagers and young adult hipsters would flock to Kin in droves, Microsoft reasoned, and even pay the same data fees Verizon charges for its Droids. Fortunately, consumers aren't stupid. The product was pulled from the market in just 48 days.

Do you agree? What do you think the true "worst tech of 2010" was? Let us know below.

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