Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Be Buyout Looms Closer

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what's-around-the-corner dept.

Xaroth writes "The Register is reporting that Be, Inc. has found a buyer. For those that haven't followed Be's progress lately, they also eliminated about a third of their workforce on Tuesday (28 positions), consisting mainly of their sales and marketing departments, but that number also includes some of their development staff. The Register claims that these layoffs are part of the buyout agreement. While an official statement hasn't been made by Be, Inc., the suspected "Mystery Buyer" is either Sony or Palm. Be's stock was up as much as 40% today at the news. I hope whoever buys them (if this holds true) continues development for the desktop--'twould be a shame to let such wonderful technology go to waste."

3 of 268 comments (clear)

  1. Can you imagine... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    ... a Beowulf cluster of these?

    Thank you.

    --Patrick Bateman, Esq.

  2. HAHAHAHA FUCK Be! Let them die! by SensitiveMale · · Score: -1, Troll

    hehe Where is the bragging and arrogance about their OS now? I guess they learned that the OS needs to do a bit more than just spin a teapot. Dumbasses.

  3. Re:Wouldn't it be neat? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    I'm posting anonymously, since I happen to know it will be Red Hat. The biggest question is not if, but when.

    No, I don't mean Red Hat will buy Be, I mean Red Hat will announce they're out of money and if they don't get bought will go bankrupt.

    Moderate this