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Upon reflection, I'm not sure how gutsy the call is. And I wonder what one of Nook's recent investors (Microsoft) thinks. This could easily be "Throw on Google

• zmmmmm 14y ago
  > This could easily be "Throw on Google Play to help clear out this inventory so we can focus on our new Windows tablets." If clearing inventory was the goal they'd be dramatically dropping the price, not installing a competitor product on their tablet. To me this makes it clear that Microsoft's investment was nothing but a move of desperation to not lose their Android patent case. Like many other cases I suspect, they made sure signing a patent deal a "win win" for the other party.
  • fpgeek 14y ago
    I'm not saying the patent case is unrelated, but... B&N has also been offering specials and dropping the price pretty aggressively (these examples are all from April, BTW, there were more offers earlier in the year): http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/04/30/all-nook-models-are-on-sale-today-in-the-uk-glow-touch-nook-hd/ http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/04/30/all-nook-models... http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/04/25/bn-puts-the-nook-hd-on-sale-149/ http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/04/25/bn-puts-the-noo... http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/04/08/bn-now-offering-50-store-credit-with-new-sales-of-nook-hd-hd/ http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/04/08/bn-now-offering...