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A quick look back at BeOS, the PC operating system that tried to challenge Windows and Mac (www.neowin.net)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I recall rumors that when it came to version 10 of Mac OS, Apple knew they needed outside help, and the choice came down to BeOS on the one hand, or NeXT (including ol' Stevie J) on the other.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

Apple was negotiating to buy Be, but they couldn’t agree on a price. The rumours were that Be was asking too much.

The Apple board also favoured NeXT, and the rest is history.