CNN: No Nook Colors for 2 weeks

jasoraso · 02-03-2011, 12:15 PM

Cnet (sorry, not CNN) is reporting that Nook Colors are being taken out of inventory at B&N and 3rd party sellers (BB). Rumors are that there are hardware issues ... other rumors are that B&N is trying to block rooting ... Android Honeycomb has already been ported to the Nook Color and B&N may be worried about sales of its ereader going to people who will install the Android system and not use the B&N store.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-...=2547-1_3-0-20

SCION · 02-03-2011, 12:50 PM

Remove inventory to block rooting instead of pushing out an over the air firmware update.

boswd · 02-03-2011, 01:19 PM

aother rumor, which I hope is very true, is to install the new firmware update on all new models, which means we may be close to our Froyo (2.2) update coming sooner rather than later.

ProfCrash · 02-03-2011, 01:21 PM

Since people can read Kobo books on an unrooted Nook, I find it weird that they would supposidly be worried about a Kobo App. Anyone who knows how to root a Nook would know that they don't need the App.

Trying to block the Kindle App I can see...

gtriever · 02-03-2011, 01:21 PM

Er.... CNet is not CNN... and boy, don't you just love rumors as sources.

whitearrow · 02-03-2011, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gtriever

Er.... CNet is not CNN... and boy, don't you just love rumors as sources.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nookcolor/?cds2Pid=35700

"Ships in two weeks."

This is going to be hilarious, if anti-rooting measures are the intent. The over and under on the XDA guys defeating B&N's "measures" is a week.

SCION · 02-03-2011, 01:26 PM

The website has said "ships in two weeks" since the end of the holiday season. Wonder why this is getting attention all of a sudden.

Kali Yuga · 02-03-2011, 01:27 PM

I don't see why you'd put much stock in an obscure website that cites anonymous sources with random speculation.

The more normal "ran out of inventory" is much more likely, especially since they've had supply issues in the past.

boswd · 02-03-2011, 01:31 PM

still available at the Best Buy's in my area

Brockton MA
200 Westgate Dr, Brockton, MA 02301
Map & Directions Available nowPick up 02/03/2011
Braintree MA
550 Grossman Dr, Braintree, MA 02184
Map & Directions Available nowPick up 02/03/2011

deborahjeanne · 02-03-2011, 01:32 PM

Still available at the Barnes and Noble in Bellingham

jocampo · 02-03-2011, 01:34 PM

I doubt B&N or any other company can stop someone to hack a device. As long as we have people outside interested and Nook Color keep running on top of Linux, I would say is doable.

But maybe is time for Nook Color fans go out and buy a Galaxy Tab or a Dell streak. They won't have to worry about keep hacking the device for ever and will be able to run Nook for Android and Kindle on same device.

Sorry, sorry, bad joke, I could not contain myself ... lol ...

John F · 02-03-2011, 03:13 PM

The Nook has a one week wait time on the B&N site, I wonder what that means.

Kali Yuga · 02-03-2011, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John F

The Nook has a one week wait time on the B&N site, I wonder what that means.

It means they're almost certainly having supply issues, and there likely isn't much reason to pay attention to blowhard and/or gullible bloggers.

jlmwrite · 02-03-2011, 06:34 PM

LOTS of NCs in stock at my local B&N as of 2:30pm MST. (And I forgot to test in-store reading with my rooted 1.1.0 NC, which is why I went in the first place! - Got caught up in a discussion with a very tech-savvy clerk about the latest autonooter instead.)

For grins, I called my local BB a minute ago and they have them in stock as well.

Yeh, CNet's uncited sources must be correct. Much more likely a supply-side issue rather than new firmware, or especially the rumor about them trying to block rooting. Yeesh...

=X= · 02-03-2011, 06:42 PM

Looks like it was a bug in their shipment that they are trying to fix

Quote:

While shipments have indeed stopped for the time being, the stoppage is actually the result of a bug in B&N’s inventory system. Shipments were halted so that a company-wide stock count could take place in order to update current numbers before resuming the reception of new units

02-03-2011, 12:15 PM	#1
jasoraso Addict Posts: 228 Karma: 1212418 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Nook Touch, Nook Color (rooted) and Samsung Galaxy Nexus	CNN: No Nook Colors for 2 weeks Cnet (sorry, not CNN) is reporting that Nook Colors are being taken out of inventory at B&N and 3rd party sellers (BB). Rumors are that there are hardware issues ... other rumors are that B&N is trying to block rooting ... Android Honeycomb has already been ported to the Nook Color and B&N may be worried about sales of its ereader going to people who will install the Android system and not use the B&N store. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-...=2547-1_3-0-20 Last edited by jasoraso; 02-03-2011 at 02:45 PM.

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02-03-2011, 12:50 PM	#2
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	Remove inventory to block rooting instead of pushing out an over the air firmware update.

02-03-2011, 01:19 PM	#3
boswd Banned Posts: 2,391 Karma: 1001781 Join Date: May 2010 Device: The Nook, Nook color and Droid X	aother rumor, which I hope is very true, is to install the new firmware update on all new models, which means we may be close to our Froyo (2.2) update coming sooner rather than later.

02-03-2011, 01:21 PM	#4
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Since people can read Kobo books on an unrooted Nook, I find it weird that they would supposidly be worried about a Kobo App. Anyone who knows how to root a Nook would know that they don't need the App. Trying to block the Kindle App I can see...

02-03-2011, 01:21 PM	#5
gtriever Addict Posts: 281 Karma: 2125576 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Forma	Er.... CNet is not CNN... and boy, don't you just love rumors as sources.

02-03-2011, 01:26 PM	#7
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	The website has said "ships in two weeks" since the end of the holiday season. Wonder why this is getting attention all of a sudden.

02-03-2011, 01:27 PM	#8
Kali Yuga Professional Contrarian Posts: 2,045 Karma: 3289631 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 4 No Touchie	I don't see why you'd put much stock in an obscure website that cites anonymous sources with random speculation. The more normal "ran out of inventory" is much more likely, especially since they've had supply issues in the past.

02-03-2011, 01:31 PM	#9
boswd Banned Posts: 2,391 Karma: 1001781 Join Date: May 2010 Device: The Nook, Nook color and Droid X	still available at the Best Buy's in my area Brockton MA 200 Westgate Dr, Brockton, MA 02301 Map & Directions Available nowPick up 02/03/2011 Braintree MA 550 Grossman Dr, Braintree, MA 02184 Map & Directions Available nowPick up 02/03/2011

02-03-2011, 01:32 PM	#10
deborahjeanne Zealot Posts: 108 Karma: 456 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Nook Color. Kobo Touch (died 2014). Kobo Glo.	Still available at the Barnes and Noble in Bellingham

02-03-2011, 01:34 PM	#11
jocampo Layback feline Posts: 3,034 Karma: 6980745 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Oasis 2nd gen, Sony DPTS1, iPad Pro 10.5"	I doubt B&N or any other company can stop someone to hack a device. As long as we have people outside interested and Nook Color keep running on top of Linux, I would say is doable. But maybe is time for Nook Color fans go out and buy a Galaxy Tab or a Dell streak. They won't have to worry about keep hacking the device for ever and will be able to run Nook for Android and Kindle on same device. Sorry, sorry, bad joke, I could not contain myself ... lol ...

02-03-2011, 03:13 PM	#12
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,156 Karma: 63764653 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Glo HD	The Nook has a one week wait time on the B&N site, I wonder what that means.

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02-03-2011, 06:34 PM	#14
jlmwrite Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 13398 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Golden, Colorado Device: Samsung Tab S8.4, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	LOTS of NCs in stock at my local B&N as of 2:30pm MST. (And I forgot to test in-store reading with my rooted 1.1.0 NC, which is why I went in the first place! - Got caught up in a discussion with a very tech-savvy clerk about the latest autonooter instead.) For grins, I called my local BB a minute ago and they have them in stock as well. Yeh, CNet's uncited sources must be correct. Much more likely a supply-side issue rather than new firmware, or especially the rumor about them trying to block rooting. Yeesh...