Sentences with phrase «gets out of the hardware business»

«They are not completely getting out of the hardware business, but they are going to lean a lot more on the comprehensive digital catalog of content,» an unnamed source told The New York Times.

Earlier today we broke the news that Barnes and Noble was thinking of getting out of the hardware business and was going to start licensing out its apps and ebooks to Samsung and Microsoft.

«They are not completely getting out of the hardware business, but they are going to lean a lot more on the comprehensive digital catalog of content,» said this person, who asked not to be identified discussing corporate strategy.

If sales lag and B&N gets out of the hardware business, I'm in a bind.

So if B&N completely gets out of the hardware business what can they do to compete in the ebook world?

«They are not completely getting out of the hardware business, but they are going to lean a lot more on the comprehensive digital catalog of content» said the NYT source.

But while other companies have taken this as a cue to get out of the hardware business or push toward commodity status, Fitbit is doubling down on premium devices.

BlackBerry announced that it is getting out of the hardware business.

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Having gotten all the loose screws and other hardware out of my head, am now ready for all photographic business.

Barnes & Noble got out of the business of making its own tablets a long time ago but it found a way to work around the very expensive process of making your own hardware.

While B&N will continue to offer its NOOK GlowLight eReader, the move essentially gets the retailer out of the hardware business.

, their decision to get out of the hardware manufacturing business, and their buyout of Microsoft's stake in the company will give them more bandwidth to refocus on books.

If they can reach a smaller number of passionate people about the technology they can make a nice business out of selling the kits for $ 300 until the hardware gets smaller, cheaper, and faster.

It's no secret that Microsoft is getting out of the phone hardware business; in fact, during its last earnings call, the company said that it should be completely done selling its handsets by the end of June, after reporting just $ 5 million in phone revenue last quarter.