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Jean-Louis Gassée

French businessman

  • Fame49.0
  • Momentum0.0
  • Developers rank#190
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  • Fame49.0
  • Momentum0.0
  • Developers rank#190
  • Wikipedia2.4K
Born 1944 · age 82France
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  • Age
    82
    Born 1944
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
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Updated 2026-06-20

Jean-Louis Gassée is a business executive. He is best known as a former executive at Apple Computer, where he worked from 1981 to 1990. He also founded Be Inc., creators of the BeOS computer operating system. After leaving Be, he became Chairman of PalmSource, Inc. in November 2004.

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49.0
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Historical12.6
Source confidence80.0
Completeness90.0
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