Microsoft’s $300 million initial investment in Barnes & Noble’s Nook unit is arguably the biggest news to hit the social game industry this year. Just last week, I was saying to some colleagues that there have not been any major developments in our sector recently. That changed yesterday. Over the next five years, Microsoft has committed to a total investment of $605 million in Barnes & Noble’s Nook, making it a bigger deal than Disney’s acquisition of Playdom in 2010.
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