Tablet News 2/21/2012

What a fascinating bit of news from Tabletopia!

Nook launches it's new Tablet, which is really the more expensive tablet with less memory, and puts it in competition with the Kindle Fire. B&N isn't quitting, and this does get them some nice attention – and it's intriguing how they seem to be aiming at tablets first, in a way. I almost feel they're downplaying the reading aspect.

TAKEAWAY: B&N is still taking on Amazon (and in a way, everyone else). I'd think their Nook division might be a good place to seek employment, and of course if you e-Publish, you want to be on B&N.

Microsoft appears to have bitten the bullet and released Office for iPad. Now my question here is what they're going to charge for this?

TAKEAWAY: It does show Microsoft is wisely moving with the times – and knows where the money is. What competition will this provide – and face – on the iPad?

- Steven Savage

  • http://ashleychappell.blogspot.com/ Ashley Chappell

    This post just made me feel like I do when I’m in front of a vending machine with too many choices – Hungry and afraid to commit! I’d originally discounted the Nook Tablet because of the price, and wasn’t sold on an iPad because I need seamless integration of Office documents/spreadsheets between a tablet and my PC. I have no room for translation errors there. Now it looks like I’m back to the blackboard again with a new trade study.
    One of these days, I’ll just have to jump in.

  • http://www.stevensavage.com/ Steven Savage

    Thats the problem, the rate of change means we’ll always be taking risks. Though I wonder if your issue could in fact become a critical one for adaption in the future – is this going to be a turn off?