Be Inc.
Be Inc. was a computer company founded in 1990 by former Apple executive Jean-Louis Gassée. It developed the BeOS operating system and the BeBox workstation, and was later acquired by Palm.
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BeBox is an application running on the Haiku operating system, aiming to replicate Be Inc.'s classic hardware, the BeBox workstation, through software simulation.
The BeBox is a dual-processor desktop workstation released by Be Inc. in 1995, equipped with two PowerPC processors, a GeekPort interface, and front-panel LED lights.
Be Inc. submitted evidence to the U.S. Department of Justice claiming that Microsoft prevented OEM manufacturers from pre-installing BeOS through exclusive agreements, which became one of the pieces of evidence in the United States v. Microsoft antitrust case.
In 2001, Be Inc. was acquired by Palm for $11 million, and the intellectual property was later transferred to Access Co. in 2005.
Apple's acquisition of NeXT in 1996 was priced at $429 million, while Gassée's asking price for Be Inc. exceeded $200 million.
BeOS was developed by Be Inc., founded by Jean-Louis Gassée in 1991, and was an operating system designed specifically for multimedia applications.
After Be Inc. was acquired by Palm in 2001, BeOS officially ceased development, and its intellectual property later passed to Access Co.
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The BeBox is a dual-processor desktop workstation released by Be Inc. in 1995, equipped with two PowerPC processors, a GeekPort interface, and front-panel LED lights.
50%UnverifiedBeBox is an application running on the Haiku operating system, aiming to replicate Be Inc.'s classic hardware, the BeBox workstation, through software simulation.
50%UnverifiedApple's acquisition of NeXT in 1996 was priced at $429 million, while Gassée's asking price for Be Inc. exceeded $200 million.
50%UnverifiedBe Inc. submitted evidence to the U.S. Department of Justice claiming that Microsoft prevented OEM manufacturers from pre-installing BeOS through exclusive agreements, which became one of the pieces of evidence in the United States v. Microsoft antitrust case.
50%UnverifiedAfter Be Inc. was acquired by Palm in 2001, BeOS officially ceased development, and its intellectual property later passed to Access Co.
50%UnverifiedBeOS was developed by Be Inc., founded by Jean-Louis Gassée in 1991, and was an operating system designed specifically for multimedia applications.
50%UnverifiedIn 2001, Be Inc. was acquired by Palm for $11 million, and the intellectual property was later transferred to Access Co. in 2005.
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