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   Earl Colby Pottinger to All   
   Re: Zeta   
   03 Jul 03 00:37:42   
   
   From: earlcp@idirect.com   
      
   paul s  :   
      
   > Dan H. Racek wrote:   
   >   
   > > In message <2omMa.360305$3n5.146216@news2.central.cox.net>,   
   > > "flightresponse" wrote:   
   > >> where can one get a freeware version of Zeta :)   
   > >>   
   > >>   
   > >   
   > > nowhere. zeta will be a commercial new OS based on BeOS, that will be   
   > > produced and sold by yT.   
   >   
   > I wonder if Zeta will really be a success commercially? I sure hope so, but   
   > in reality I have my doubts especially in the desktop OS market. After all   
   > Be Inc. themselves failed, and IBM failed when they tried to market OS/2   
   > Warp as a desktop OS.   
      
   Remember they don't have to pay back the debt that Be had, plus there is no   
   need to meet stockholders or VC demands.   
      
             Earl Colby Pottinger   
      
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