Ermmm...I'm sure this particular "ship" has already sailed MS....

Microsoft has invested $300m (£185m) in a digital venture with US bookseller Barnes and Noble.

The deal could make Barnes and Noble's Nook e-book reader available to millions of new customers, integrating it with the Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system.

The as-yet unnamed new company will be 82.4% owned by Barnes and Noble, with Microsoft getting a 17.6% stake.

The news caused the book store chain's shares to double in pre-market trading.

Barnes & Noble shares were up 92%, while Microsoft increased by less than 1%.
The new joint venture will be be home to the bookseller's digital and college businesses.



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Heard this on the way into work this morning. Going to be interesting seeing what they do with it, if anything

Yep, will watch and wait...