GoBe is Back ?
23rd January, 2008 11:23 AM by Sikosis
"Backed by new investors, a new team and deeper pockets, GoBe Productive is now back with a vengeance promising to shake up the Office space.
Blue Lotus Software Solutions Pvt Ltd, the new company founded by a clutch of new investors and with equity participation by GoBe Corporation, has launched the product again from India.
"We have access to a lot of money and there is a tremendous amount of resources behind us in this project," he added.
GoBe's features apart, its pricing is the USP that Blue Lotus is banking up on to give Microsoft a run for its money.
The MS Office ranges from $149 for the home and student edition to whopping $679 for the Ultimate edition in the US on eBay.
GoBe Productive is being sold at one-twentieth the price: Rs 1,250 or $31 per licence in India. It is likely to be priced similarly in the US where it is slated for launch within 60-90 days."
Personally, I found GoBe 2.0 on BeOS was a little clunky. Sure, there were people who raved about it and still do to this day, as long as they can compete with the file formats of MS, then I think they'll do well. It also mentions that they're planning to buy BeOS ... which is even more interesting ... so, waiting for more info, before commenting on this one.
Blue Lotus Software Solutions Pvt Ltd, the new company founded by a clutch of new investors and with equity participation by GoBe Corporation, has launched the product again from India.
"We have access to a lot of money and there is a tremendous amount of resources behind us in this project," he added.
GoBe's features apart, its pricing is the USP that Blue Lotus is banking up on to give Microsoft a run for its money.
The MS Office ranges from $149 for the home and student edition to whopping $679 for the Ultimate edition in the US on eBay.
GoBe Productive is being sold at one-twentieth the price: Rs 1,250 or $31 per licence in India. It is likely to be priced similarly in the US where it is slated for launch within 60-90 days."
Personally, I found GoBe 2.0 on BeOS was a little clunky. Sure, there were people who raved about it and still do to this day, as long as they can compete with the file formats of MS, then I think they'll do well. It also mentions that they're planning to buy BeOS ... which is even more interesting ... so, waiting for more info, before commenting on this one.
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