Microsoft Invests $300 Million In Nook e-Readers

First time accepted submitter NGTechnoRobot writes "In a turn for the books the BBC reports that Microsoft has invested $300 million in Barnes and Noble's Nook e-reader. The new Nook reader will integrate with Microsoft's yet-to-be-released Windows 8 operating system. From the article: 'The deal could make Barnes and Noble's Nook e-book reader available to millions of new customers, integrating it with the Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system. The as-yet unnamed new company will be 82.4% owned by Barnes and Noble, with Microsoft getting a 17.6% stake.' Guess the lawsuit's over, folks."

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Re:Very Clever Long-Term Business Planning

[ysth]

Nice to know we're important enough to get our very own paid MS hacks ready to pounce on this story.

You left off the part where they've bought their way out of a lawsuit that may have taken out their backroom-bullying Android licensing business (not to mention the DoJ investigation B&N was pushing for).

B&N were the only ones calling MS's bluff

[blind biker]

MS just buried the only lawsuit that could have blown a hole the size of Manhattan in their anti-Android patent portfolio.