Quick change for Keen, Microsoft took 2 years to develop and whose release was supported with a hefty advertising budget, it is the latest sign of turmoil for the recently reorganized the division of consumer products Microsoft.
"This is an absolute failure," said Charles S. Golvin, an analyst with Forrester Research. Mr. Golvin said he was surprised to see Microsoft to kill the product so quickly, given the history of the company to impose new products and improving them over time.