I discovered BeOS this past year and love it. So much so that I became a BeOS investor as well when it dropped around $1/share (as much because of their move into hand-held devices). I was primarily a Windows user frustrated trying to do much with various versions of Linux over the years without the time to make it my life. BeOS was easy to install configure, and I especially love that it does away with the long bootup/shut down time sillyness. Also bought Gobe Productive (Office Suite). I'm a corporate Systems Engineer and have been able to open and work with the most compex "Word" documents from work with Gobe Productive. Spreadsheet looks good too but I've had less call to use it. Planning to buy Opera as my browser though the included Net Positive has been fine for general surfing. I'm not a Mac fan, so that easter egg mentioned in the BeOS bible, to change the look & feel of the OS to look like other Operating Systems was very much appreciated. Would like to next see the necessary support for Quake III to come to BeOS, and a good Java VM.