Barnes & Noble or Kindle? Stop It! Choosing is lame. Why not have both?
When Barnes & Noble released the Android-powered Nook Color, one question that many people were asking was would you be able to run the Kindle app for Android on the device. Of course Barnes & Noble wasn’t going to agree but it was only a matter of time before people started “rooting” the Nook Color to allow the Kindle app.
The rooting actually started not long after the $250 Nook Color was released, but the Blog Kindle has now posted step-by-step rooting instructions that a lot of other blogs are linking to.
So if you've got a Nook then follow the instructions and with the Android Market on board, you can download loads of applications, including Kindle for Android, play games such as Angry Birds, watch YouTube videos, and yes, still download Nookbooks. Apparently, the rooted Nook Color firmware is less than perfect, requiring a reboot now and again, but it’s fairly stable.
But for the Sensible Simons Barnes & Noble has said it will deliver its own app marketplace early in 2011 and eventually update the device to Android 2.2.
However, as with all hacks and jailbreaks remember proceed at your own risk.
Source: CNET
One thought on “Nook Colour rooted to run Kindle”
Wny on earth would B&N want to create their own marketplace when there is such a good existing one for the OS they have chosen? Companies need to get a grip and be much more open to co-operation, for the benefit of consumers and themselves.