Comments on: Rumor says Nook Running Windows 8 is Coming, Announcement in Late-September? http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/09/10/rumor-says-nook-running-windows-8-is-coming-announcement-in-late-september/ Gadgets, Smartphones, Android Tablets, iPhone, iPad and all the latest tech you'd expect. Tue, 21 May 2013 20:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Jasoturner http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/09/10/rumor-says-nook-running-windows-8-is-coming-announcement-in-late-september/#comment-58491 Jasoturner Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:17:00 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=137776#comment-58491 I'm not sure I can get too worked up about it. It's just a tablet. To me, Microsoft really has it together with languages, SQL Server and so-called business intelligence tools. I am baffled why they seem incapable of not trying to follow companies like Apple and Nintendo into these consumer niches. I mean, I get it that there's money to be had, but they have some great stuff to leverage at the high end of enterprise computing. There will be semi-decent tablets on the market costing less than $100 within a year or two. Just don't know if there will be enough margin to make capturing a piece of that market a victory in any meaningful sense of the word. I’m not sure I can get too worked up about it. It’s just a tablet. To me, Microsoft really has it together with languages, SQL Server and so-called business intelligence tools. I am baffled why they seem incapable of not trying to follow companies like Apple and Nintendo into these consumer niches. I mean, I get it that there’s money to be had, but they have some great stuff to leverage at the high end of enterprise computing.

There will be semi-decent tablets on the market costing less than $100 within a year or two. Just don’t know if there will be enough margin to make capturing a piece of that market a victory in any meaningful sense of the word.

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