GREENSKiN (wie anders?) schrijft dat 550.000 mensen BeOS Personal Edition hebben gedownload sinds de release 7 dagen geleden :
Menlo Park, Calif.--April 5, 2000--Be Incorporated (Nasdaq: BEOS) today announced that in the week since its release on March 28th, over 550,000 copies of BeOS 5 Personal Edition have been downloaded worldwide. This number includes all downloads from Be's web site, and 18 reporting download partners. Be estimates there are at least 39 other download sites that have not yet reported. BeOS 5 Personal Edition is the latest release of Be's acclaimed digital media operating system and is available at no charge via the web at http://free.be.com. Additionally, Be news-related web sites, including BeNews.com and BeBits.com, have experienced a significant increase in site traffic, many registering five to ten times their normal amount of user visits in the last week.