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No. NeXT was cheaper, they got the original visionary back to Apple and NeXT had a revenue stream (From my understanding Be Inc didn't have one to speak of).

• jbellis 15y ago
  NeXT was not cheaper; Gassee wanted 275M for BeOS, and they bought NeXT for 429.
  • rdl 15y ago
    NeXT was a bigger, more mature company with more assets and revenue, so even if you discount Jobs, buying NeXT for 429mm is less overpriced than Be for 275mm.
    • flomo 15y ago
      On the other hand, NeXT's main source of revenue was WebObjects, something Apple wasn't really interested in marketing. The operating system was pretty much a back catalog item.
      • philwelch 15y ago
        Except WebObjects was used for the Apple Store, and later the iTunes Store.