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Nook Color Rooted — Will B&N Embrace the Tablet?

Posted by timothy on from the what-technology-wants dept.

itwbennett writes "It can browse the web, edit Office docs, run apps. Is it a low-cost, low-function e-reader? Nope, it's a Nook. And now that XDA has rooted it, how Barnes & Noble responds will determine whether the Nook has a tablet future, says blogger Ryan Faas. 'If the device can be turned into a capable Android tablet (which technically it already is) easily, the $250 price tag certainly beats out some of the competition.'"

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  1. Re:Reaction by noidentity · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mind you, loss leaders (which subsidised hardware for expensive consumables are) are a distortion of a free market.

    Indeed, they shouldn't be allowed to do such a thing in a free market.