MSの若者向けスマートフォン、販売中止 ― younger set

"set"という名詞に、


仲間、
連中、
一味、
・・・派、


といった意味があるとは知りませんでした。記事に出てくる、"younger set"とは”若者世代”のことです。


SAN FRANCISCO — That didn’t take long.

Just 48 days after Microsoft began selling the Kin, a smartphone for the younger set, the company discontinued it because of disappointing sales.

The swift turnabout for the Kin, which Microsoft took two years to develop and whose release was backed with a hefty ad budget, is the latest sign of disarray for Microsoft’s recently reorganized consumer product unit.

“It’s an absolute failure,” said Charles S. Golvin, an analyst with Forrester Research. Mr. Golvin said he was surprised to see Microsoft kill a product so quickly, given the company’s history of sticking with new products and improving them over time.
(Miguel Helft. Microsoft Kin Discontinued After 48 Days. The New York Times. June 30, 2010.)