Until that happens, users will have to make do with Android Honeycomb, which the tablet currently runs. The ThinkPad is aimed at the business segment and had gone on sale in July 2011.

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Of course, B&N wants the Nook co-branded tablet to sell more than the standalone Lenovo version, and one way it can enforce this exclusivity is by blocking the Nook app on the M9 model.