By: Niels Jørgen Kruse (nj_kruse.delete@this.me.com), August 3, 2014 11:32 pm
Room: Moderated Discussions
Exophase (exophase.delete@this.gmail.com) on August 3, 2014 11:05 pm wrote:
> anon (not.delete@this.this.time) on August 3, 2014 10:29 pm wrote:
> > Keep in mind that this is the same guy who refused to sell Be to Apple for $120M.
> > We all know how that turned out (thank goodness - NeXTStep was a far better OS)
>
> Wow, and apparently they even raised their bid to $200M, but Be was holding out for $275M.
> Bet he's really kicking himself over this one. Truly a once in a lifetime opportunity.
>
Be heritage could be why he thinks more cores solves the performance deficit.
> anon (not.delete@this.this.time) on August 3, 2014 10:29 pm wrote:
> > Keep in mind that this is the same guy who refused to sell Be to Apple for $120M.
> > We all know how that turned out (thank goodness - NeXTStep was a far better OS)
>
> Wow, and apparently they even raised their bid to $200M, but Be was holding out for $275M.
> Bet he's really kicking himself over this one. Truly a once in a lifetime opportunity.
>
Be heritage could be why he thinks more cores solves the performance deficit.