Enquiring Minds Want to Know!
Microsoft has purchased 17% of Barne’s and Noble’s Nook Business for $300M. This allows them to “get into” the tablet and digital content business at the same time and now have a route to market for their next generation operating systems.
In my conversations with developers I’ve been told that Microsoft sees the consumer market as critical to the long term success of their company. I would argue that Microsoft actually sees the consumerization of IT (CoIT) as the future and they must be positioned in such a way that their software and hardware products are used interchangeably in enterprises, small/mid size companies, in schools and in our homes.
What I’d like to do with the SH community is explore ways that our members are and can create business opportunities, jobs and maybe new companies around Microsoft. This post will start begin this exploration and depending on the interest and uptake by our members and maybe even Microsoft will determine the effort and direction we take with this experiment.
Below is a quick video summary about Microsoft’s investment in the Nook.
Next Steps?
You can discuss if you think there are opportunities for Halton businesses here (for SH members only), leave a comment below and discuss/debate it at one of our events.
Chris Herbert, is the co-founder of Silicon Halton. Contact Chris to discuss the history and future of Silicon Halton. He’s also interested in how Silicon Halton can evolve as a social hi-tech community that benefits it’s members and Halton Region.