Thread: Microsoft & Barnes and Noble sittin' in a tree...
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Old 05-02-2012, 05:46 PM   #65
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
What seems to have happened is that B&N needed to spin-off Nook to survive, couldn't do it with the lawsuit hanging over their heads, and they needed money fast. So they "caved" on the patent issue, got a cash infusion that lets them play with the big boys, go international, and *keep control* of Nook, plus a guarantee of a minimum revenue from the Win8 Nook app.
That doesn't sound a million miles away from chucking a bit of money at a struggling company to buy off a (defence to a) lawsuit.
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