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To: LANCE B who wrote (84689)	5/22/2001 12:57:11 PM
From: Joe Copia	Respond to of 150070

GVLT looks very very good. I am in. Thanx Lance.

To: LANCE B who wrote (84689)	5/22/2001 1:04:45 PM
From: Jim Bishop	Respond to of 150070

Microsoft's Strange Obsession with Be, Inc. May 22, 2001 (NewsFactor.com via COMTEX) -- Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) apparently has Be, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEOS) on the brain. Not long ago, the Be family of operating systems was referred to as 'technically great' by Microsoft representative Doug Miller in a Slashdot editorial . Miller reportedly said "BeOS is a great operating system technically." Similarly, Microsoft co-opted the code name 'Stinger' for the company's new line of smart phones. Stinger is the old name for BeIA. Then Microsoft used the tractor beam on Qubit, DT Research as well as Compaq. Apparently this is business as usual for Microsoft. The company's recent escapades have me convinced that the Department of Justice was named by an Orwell fan. Be, Inc. has been on Microsoft's radar ever since the BeBox was in beta, but I think things got really personal at the Computer Chronicle's Quiz Bowl several years ago. For those of you unfamiliar with this bit of computing history, I'll recount. Everyman's friend Bill Gates was the moderator. A certain Jean-Louis Gassee was a competitor. The question from Gates was (and I am paraphrasing) "What is the name of the yearly contest on Usenet in which the object is to produce the most convoluted C code that still produces a working program?" According to many, JLG's brilliant answer was: "What is Windows?" As you might have imagined, Mr. Gates was not amused. All in Fun And then there's BeDope. While not an official Be, Inc. site, BeDope undeniably reflected the attitudes of many Be, Inc. employees. A popular site, even outside of the BeOS community, BeDope was filled with stories such as Bill Gates crashing Windows '98 during a demo, and then rebooting into BeOS for the remainder of the demo. "It would be sort of like this, except slower and less stable," he supposedly said. (Again, I am paraphrasing.) Does anyone remember CES? Two of the three products nominated for Best of Show were BeIA devices: the Sony Evilla, and Qubit's Webpad, the Orbit. A few scant months later, Qubit had essentially ditched BeIA in favor of everyone's favorite performer, WindowsCE. Apparently, Qubit's new customers demanded Internet Explorer. Best of Show? Bah. A meaningless accolade, apparently. McDonald's, oops, Microsoft wins again. Un-Clever Coincidences Compaq was once one of the bigger partners Be, Inc. had in the Internet appliance game. The deal now seems more like a diversionary tactic, and a way to steal information. If Compaq's BeIA device foot dragging wasn't bad enough, Compaq allegedly turned over proprietary info regarding Be, Inc. to Microsoft. Did anything at all come of it? Why not? With partners like these, who needs enemies? Far be it from me to suggest anything untoward about the computer industry. This is all a coincidence, right? Peapod (Nasdaq: PPOD), an online grocer, currently has a stock price triple that of Be, Inc. Hand-delivered Spam is worth much more than a technically advanced operating system, right? If you believe that, I have some Pets.com stock I'd like to sell you. Author's background: Jason 'Gortician' Christie is the Unofficial Sandwich Boy of Be, Inc. and he definitely prefers sushi to McDonald's. Contributed by Jason 'Gortician' Christie URL: osopinion.com rd=talkbackforum&Number=14594&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5 Copyright (C) 2001, NewsFactor Network. All rights reserved -0- * end of story *

To: LANCE B who wrote (84689)	5/22/2001 1:55:02 PM
From: ChrisJP	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 150070

GVLT -- thanks for mentioning it just as I got pulled into a meeting !! lololol I get the feeling that people are in the mode of looking for the next stock to pile their profits into. Just a hunch, Chris