Just found out about this. quote:
Unsuccessful computer operating system vendor Be said today it will dissolve
its business March 15 and delist from the Nasdaq Stock Market.
The company said it will continue to exist for at least three years after the
dissolution for a number of reasons, including its intention to continue its
lawsuit against Microsoft Corp.
Last month, Be filed suit against Microsoft alleging the software giant destroyed
Be's business through a "series of illegal exclusionary and anticompetitive acts
designed to maintain its monopoly in the Intel-compatible PC operating system
market." Be argued that Microsoft "created exclusive dealing arrangements with PC
original equipment makers prohibiting the sale of PCs with multiple preinstalled
operating systems."
Bad news, i notice BeOS is no longer on the list of alternative OSs on the homepage, but does this mean that
OpenBeOS will still keep on running?
I haven't tried BeOS yet, but i like the idea a lot, since i want a good stable OS for audiovisual stuff. (i have to wait and setup a computer at home though, just a laptop at the moment...)
So is OpenBeOS the thing? or will it stagnate now that BeOS has gone under? Actually it looks okay, but i can't tell how far along the development path OpenBeOS really is. Anybody got a comment?
[ March 13, 2002: Message edited by: Calum ]
