Since Amazon launched its new Kindle Fire HD tablets, we’re bound to see a reply from B & N soon enough, as far as tablets are concerned. However, recent speculations point towards a change of attitude or better said a change of software partner. The company could opt for Microsoft and Windows 8 this time, instead of Google and Android. So, will the Nook Tablet 2 have Win 8? Let’s see..
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble have been getting close since the former invested $605 million into the latter, entering the e-reader and college business. The Nook Tablet is actually a pretty good gadget and it was very well received by the public, in spite of being a similar experience with the one offered by Amazon’s Kindle Fire, but without the app-filled Amazon App Store. There’s also the Nexus 7 tablet out there, so competition is more fierce than even and it will be hard for B & N to differentiate.
It would be smart for B & N to switch operating systems and maybe customized Windows 8 with their own skin and services, although Microsoft probably wouldn’t allow it as much as Google did with Android. Maybe B & N is waiting for the main wave of Windows 8 tablets to hit the market in October and launch their product then…
