[TriLUG] BeOS on Palm!!!

[T.A. Nguyen]

Any Palmer out there!  Sure, beat WinCE!!!


PALM ACQUIRES ASSETS AND HIRES KEY TALENT FROM BE, INC.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug 16, 2001 -- Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM), the leading
provider of operating systems for use in handheld computers and the leading
provider of handhelds, and Be Incorporated (Nasdaq: BEOS) today announced
they have signed an asset purchase agreement for Palm to acquire the
intellectual property and technology assets of Be. Palm has also made
employment offers to Be's engineering team. The purchase price is $11
million, to be paid in Palm stock, following approval from Be shareholders
and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.

http://www.palmos.com/news/2001/081601.html