I remember this time period fairly distinctly as I almost purchased a BeBox. I decide to wait since it was probably all just going to end up in some future Apple product anyways, so the BeBoxes were already obsolete.

There was quite a bit of press concerning Gassée's and Apple's desire to tie the knot, but history turned out all different in the end. And I remember thinking that it was a huge failure for the world all caused by Gassée's desire for more money.