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   paul s to Earl Colby Pottinger   
   Re: Zeta   
   03 Jul 03 17:20:46   
   
   From: nospam@nospam.forme   
      
   Earl Colby Pottinger wrote:   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Well there is that. But on the other hand they still have to pay the bills,   
   rent and development cost. And so they must have to sell a certain amount   
   of Zeta.   
   --   
   Paul S   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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