Microsoft enters e-book market to compete with Amazon and Apple

Microsoft today announced that it is investing $300 million in a strategic partnership with Barnes and Noble, the makers of the popular Nook e-book reader in a bid to position Windows 8 tablets as e-readers, and correspondingly, educational devices suitable for purchase by schools and colleges.

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Microsoft responds to Apple’s criticism of Windows 8

Microsoft responds to Tim Cook’s quote deriding Microsoft’s efforts on Windows 8 during Apple’s quarterly results briefing

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Apple and Microsoft — Different paths to platform convergence

With Windows 8 gearing up for an end of year release, questions still remain about how consumers will grapple with the jarring switch between the Desktop and Metro interface

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Consumer Reports backtracks on iPad

Consumer Reports have backtracked on their earlier attempt to increase their online ad revenue by complaining that the new iPad hits 116 degrees while running games by now announcing that the New Apple iPad tops their tablet Ratings.

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Apple does not need to worry about the Kindle Fire

The recently released Amazon Kindle Fire is a great 7-inch tablet that admirably serves as a low cost consumption device for Amazon content. Invariably however, reviewers are making the comparison between the Kindle Fire and the Apple iPad, despite the two devices targeting different market segments and uses.

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What the Amazon Kindle Fire means for Microsoft’s tablet ambitions

Last month’s launch by Amazon of the Kindle Fire tablet finally delivered a competitor to the Apple iPad that focussed on content, rather than feature sets or specifications.

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