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Microsoft May Acquire Nook Tablet Business From Barnes and Noble

Posted by timothy on from the another-way-to-make-money-from-android dept.

whoever57 writes "According to a report in Techcrunch, Microsoft is considering buying out the remaining shares in Nook Media. Microsoft already owns 17% of Nook Media. Documents reveal that Nook Media plans to discontinue selling tablets and transition to a model under which media is distributed through partners." (Also at SlashCloud.)

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  1. The Age Old Story by MightyMartian · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you can't grow a market, just buy one.

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    1. Re:The Age Old Story by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      But the fourth one stayed up! And that's what you're going to get, lad, the shittiest tablet in all of England.

  2. Re:Next Up by PCM2 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So Nook was a failure for B&N? Sure, maybe it's not giving Amazon as much of a run for its money as B&N hoped. But then again, just what does B&N think it's going to do if it gives up on Nook now? Sell magazines and coffee? Good luck on that >cough< Borders >cough<.

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