I just heard on CNBC that B&N has just announced a Nook tablet to compete with the Amazon Fire. Does anyone know anything about this?
I agree. That was so unprofessional. Just for that, I hope that the larger tablet that Amazon launches next year will blow the Nook out of the water!monkeyluis said:I think it's a nice device no doubt. But I prefer the amazon ecosystem. Just like I like the apple ecosystem with my iOS devices. With the kindle fire matched up with my amazon prime account. You just can't beat it.
I agree that the Nook Tablet is nice; however all of my ebooks are from Amazon, plus my online shopping (I have Amazon Prime). The additional features on the Nook (HD viewing, expandable storage, microphone) would be nice for the Fire but for me personally are not necessary. I believe the Kindle Fire will handle all of my needs.
It was very un-classy for the CEO of B&N to make so many digs at amazon also. Jeff Bezos didn't do that at his announcement.
That is a rumor as far as I know they have no plans as of yet to release a larger tablet next year.teralpar said:I agree. That was so unprofessional. Just for that, I hope that the larger tablet that Amazon launches next year will blow the Nook out of the water!
Agreed. Sadly however there is tradition behind computer competitor nastiness. Consider, e.g. Steve Jobs' nasty comments regarding Bill Gates. Unfortunate.monkeyluis said:It was very un-classy for the CEO of B&N to make so many digs at amazon also.
Agreed. Read the new book "Steve Jobs" (which Jobs sanctioned). He was a much more mean, cruel, vicious, son of a ... than I ever realized.Elk said:Agreed. Sadly however there is tradition behind computer competitor nastiness. Consider, e.g. Steve Jobs' nasty comments regarding Bill Gates. Unfortunate.
Or honest & out spoken? Sure he was an asshole sometimes, but who hasn't been. Lol. I am, a lot.stevene9 said:Agreed. Read the new book "Steve Jobs" (which Jobs sanctioned). He was a much more mean, cruel, vicious, son of a ... than I ever realized.
There is a profound difference between the unpopular delivery of objective truth, and the mean, cruel spewing of derisive invective.monkeyluis said:Or honest & out spoken? Sure he was an [expletive] sometimes, but who hasn't been. Lol. I am, a lot.
I'll have to take a look at the latest Nook interface. I tried the first Nook at a B&N when it came out and thought the interface was terrible, but haven't checked recently.jbcohen said:You are quite correct in all your points DYB. However lets be fair, a pal of mine has a nook simple touch and I compared that with my Kindle Keyboard and B&N did a better job at the user interface then amazon did. However, that does not eliminate your comments about the Nooks being limited to just books where as amazon sells everything.
Netflix was one of the few companies who had access to the Fire even before the announcement, so I would be surprised if there was no Netflix app on the Fire.kkay5 said:One thing I love about the B&N tablet is that Netflix and Hulu come preloaded. So there is no question that those apps will be supported on the Nook Tablet. I ordered a Kindle Fire for my 9 year old son for Christmas, but I am doubting my decision. My kids love Netflix and if he doesn't end up being able to watch it on the Kindle Fire that will be a big disappointment. I know there is Amazon Prime, but it doesn't have near the stuff that Netflix has. If I didn't have so many Kindle books, I would order my son the B&N tablet, but I feel kind of stuck.
A good read indeed! And yes he was even more evil than I ever imagined.stevene9 said:Agreed. Read the new book "Steve Jobs" (which Jobs sanctioned). He was a much more mean, cruel, vicious, son of a ... than I ever realized.
Netflix is pushing their streaming arm of the company - so they better be on everything if they want to dig themselves out of the hole they dug themselves into over the past few months! I do think it's odd that Amazon isn't touting what Apps they're going to have on the Fire the way B&N is doing. It's fine to be secretive, but when people start questioning buying their item because they're not sure it'll have Netflix - that's shooting yourself in the foot!jbcohen said:Right again DYB, netflix appears to be on everything. Of course you don't hear me whimpering about that fact.
I've yet to see many threads that do stay on topic. That is not human nature. Regardless, unless someone just outright hijacks a thread I really don't see the need for anal retentive thread policing. Chill out...Betsy the Quilter said:I think there's at least one discussion of the Steve Jobs book in the Book Corner. Let's leave this thread for the Fire vs Nook, thanks.
If you do want to discuss Steve Jobs as depicted in the book, here's the thread:
http://www.kboards.com/index.php?topic=86951.0;all
Betsy