Editing BeOS (section)

==Reception==
Be did not disclose the number of BeOS users, but it was estimated to be running on between 50,000 and 100,000 computers in 1999,<ref name=":0" /> and Release 5 reportedly had over one million downloads.<ref name=":7" /> For a time it was viewed as a viable competitor to [[classic Mac OS|Mac OS]] and [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], but its status as the "alternative operating system" was quickly surpassed by [[Linux]] by 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Should you be in on Be Inc.'s IPO? |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/should-you-be-in-on-be-inc-039s-ipo/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref>

Reception of the operating system was largely positive citing its true and "reliable" multitasking and support for multiple processors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN - Meet the challengers to Windows' throne - June 12, 1998 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9806/12/upstarts.idg/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021117103551/http://edition.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9806/12/upstarts.idg/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 17, 2002 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=CNN}}</ref> Though its market penetration was low, it gained a niche [[multimedia]] userbase<ref name=":0" /> and acceptance by the audio community. Consequently, it was styled as a "media OS"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orlowski |first=Andrew |title=A Silicon Valley funeral for Be Inc |url=https://www.theregister.com/2002/01/17/a_silicon_valley_funeral/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.theregister.com |language=en}}</ref> due to its well-regarded ability to handle audio and video.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Writer |first=Henry Norr, Chronicle Staff |date=2000-03-28 |title=Be Inc. Tries 'Open Source' System Version |url=https://www.ctinsider.com/business/article/be-inc-tries-open-source-system-version-2791911.php |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=CT Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> BeOS received significant interest in Japan,<ref name=":5" /> and was also appealing to [[Amiga]] developers and users, who were looking for a newer platform.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/CUAmigaIssue101Jul98/page/n27 |title=CU Amiga |publication-date=July 1998 |issue=101}}</ref>

BeOS and its successors have been used in media appliances, such as the Edirol DV-7 video editors from [[Roland Corporation]], which run on a modified BeOS<ref>{{cite web |title=EDIROL by Roland DV-7DL Series Digital Video Workstations |url=http://www.edirol.com/products/dv7dl/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110070209/http://www.edirol.com/products/dv7dl/index.html |archive-date=November 10, 2006 |access-date=November 16, 2006}}</ref> and the Tunetracker Radio Automation software that used to run it on BeOS<ref>{{cite web |last=Hacker |first=Scott |date=May 21, 2001 |title=BeOS And Radio Automation |url=http://www.byte.com/documents/s=617/byt20010521s0001/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011122020105/http://www.byte.com/documents/s=617/byt20010521s0001/ |archive-date=November 22, 2001 |access-date=February 14, 2019 |publisher=Byte.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Vernon |first=Tom |date=June 4, 2002 |title=TuneTracker 2 Brings Automation to All |url=https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/tunetracker-2-brings-automation-to-all |magazine=Radio World |access-date=February 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 2005 |title=Station to station |magazine=Computer Music |publisher=Future plc |issue=82 |pages=68–73 |issn=1463-6875}}</ref> and [[Magnussoft ZETA|Zeta]], and it was also sold as a "Station-in-a-Box" with the Zeta operating system included.<ref>{{cite web |title=TuneTracker Radio Automation Software |url=http://www.tunetrackersystems.com/products.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114113220/http://www.tunetrackersystems.com/products.html |archive-date=November 14, 2006 |access-date=December 9, 2006}}</ref> In 2015, Tunetracker released a [[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]] distribution bundled with its broadcasting software.<ref>{{cite web |last=Förster |first=Moritz |date=March 17, 2015 |title=Alternative Betriebssysteme: Haiku als USB-Distribution |url=https://www.heise.de/ix/meldung/Alternative-Betriebssysteme-Haiku-als-USB-Distribution-2576692.html |access-date=February 14, 2019 |publisher=iX Magazin |language=de}}</ref>