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I would guess that it is, since otherwise it would not work on Windows RT (the ARM version of Windows), but nothing can be taken for granted. Though the release does not state whether or not this will be a Metro app.
#BARNES AND NOBLE NOOK READER MAC WINDOWS 8#
One of the first benefits for customers will be a NOOK application for Windows 8 Both the Nook Color and the Nook Tablet are based on Android.Īnother detail is that there will be a Nook application for Windows 8: In addition, Barnes & Noble, which was in litigation with Microsoft over the Redmond company’s claim to royalties on Android, has agreed to a “royalty-bearing license” for the Nook eReader and tablets. Barnes & Noble has not yet decided on the name of Newco. Barnes & Noble will own approximately 82.4% of the new subsidiary, which will have an ongoing relationship with the company’s retail stores.
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Microsoft will make a $300 million investment in Newco at a post-money valuation of $1.7 billion in exchange for an approximately 17.6% equity stake. The new subsidiary, referred to in this release as Newco, will bring together the digital and College businesses of Barnes & Noble. Today Microsoft and Barnes & Noble announced a partnership to sell eBooks, based on the existing Banes & Noble digital bookstore and eBook reader called the Nook.