Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 22nd Jan 2008 11:14 UTC
Does anyone remember GoBE Productive? The BeOS boys and girls among us will certainly do. Well, with money from India, they're back. "Backed by new investors, a new team and deeper pockets, GoBe Productive is now back with a vengeance promising to shake up the Office space. Blue Lotus Software Solutions, the new company founded by a clutch of new investors and with equity participation by GoBe Corporation, has launched the product again from India." They will initially offer a Windows version, but a Mac and Linux version (using Java) are on the horizon. There is a more interesting bit at the end of the article, though: "Blue Lotus is already planning for its next foray and is negotiating to buy out the BEOS operating system from the promoters of BE Inc, which was the original owner of GoBe Productive, but were driven to bankruptcy as they were unable to compete with Microsoft." In fact: "We are in discussions to acquire the BEOS and hope to close the deal soon." Since I ate eggs this morning for breakfast, my jar of salt is still on the kitchen top, and most likely for the better: someone should call these guys and tell them that most likely, no one will answer the phone in Menlo Park. Instant update: More on the re-launch of GoBE Productive. The GoBE website sees no updates. Update II: My remark concerning phone answering in Menlo Park may be off the mark: welcome the corporate promoter, which, in this case, could refer to Access.
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They probably want a native OS for the sake of national pride, as it has been mentioned. India is one of the bigger tech hubs in the world, yet they still use Operating Systems designed elsewhere. I don't think the low systems specs hurt either.
It could also be a bunch of Be enthusiasts who want to give the code a good home. 
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India is one of the bigger tech hubs in the world, yet they still use Operating Systems designed elsewhere.
Well, better choices would have been to support Haiku or create their own Linux distro. They could have donated funds and/or programming help to Haiku which would have helped get the OS done quicker. Or made a Linux distro which would have given them access to many available programs.
Why bring back BeOS now that Haiku is getting closer and closer to being ready for public release? It makes me wonder if BeOS 6 or later & Haiku will still remain compatible after this. I still find BeOS useful today but when Haiku gets close to final release then it is better to drop BeOS & switch over.
As for everyone using Microsoft Office on Windows. That may be true in North America and maybe Europe but in places like India & China people can't afford ( or won't pay for ) Windows & Office. Low cost office solutions will sell better in those parts of the world.
Edited 2008-01-22 15:38 UTC
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2006-09-22
It's great to se GoBE up on its feet again but, what could they use BeOS for? Maybe a one-stop enterprise desktop solution? A lightweight OS plus a full-featured, lightweight office suite would be interesting for bussiness with tight budgets perhaps.