MS and Barns & Noble new tablet

[woodsmoke]

If MS spends a Billion or so subsidizing the e-books, they could really GRAB market share from Ipad until Apple sues, then they say mea culpa but still have the market share.

woodsmoke

[SteveRiley]

From another article, linked in the one you posted:

As part of the deal, Barnes & Noble and Microsoft have also settled their patent litigation, and moving forward, Barnes & Noble and the new subsidiary will pay Microsoft royalties for its Nook e-reader and tablet products.

Pardon me, but: %*&#$%@!

Yet another Android OEM is forced to pony up cash for "protection."