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Rumor: Nook to Exit Android Tablet Business in 2014?
http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/08/mic...for-1-billion/
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05-09-2013, 05:41 AM | #2 |
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I suppose this would explain the heavy discounting and make any new models unlikely
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05-09-2013, 06:46 AM | #4 |
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Reading this seems to say that Nook is going to stop building their own hardware, but will contract with another company to build a Nook-branded device. Kind of like Google working with Asus and Samsung for the Nexus 7 and 10. Why spend all that money on R&D to create something when your competitors can do it better? Seems like a non-issue to me, and calling the Nook dead a bit strange.
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I wonder where this would leave the ereaders, if it comes to pass, I've just bought a discounted Simple Touch and would have been interested in an updated Glow.
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If the rumor were true (long odds) the idea would be that MS would partner with device makers the world over, licensing the reading software to be included on their devices, in return for an up-front fee (for tablets, PCs, and phones) or a share of ebook sales from those devices (for dedicated readers).
It makes sense for both sides. MS fills-in their digital media business and B&N gets a nice chunk of change in return for a unit they don't know how to manage. (And MS gets Nook before Google gets over their Motorola indigestion and makes a play for it.) But, assuming the offer was really made, I doubt B&N management is going to let go of "my precious" until they both hit the lava at Mt Doom. |
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I wonder where techcrunch got these numbers:
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The part I found most remarkable, was the speculation around Microsoft dumping the academic retail chain. I thought that other reports had mentioned that this was the most economically viable part of the company.
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I don't mind them stopping Android tablet production but I hope they don't stop making e-ink readers. As it is, we already don't have that many options when it comes e-ink readers.
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