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This free Maya has been on for months, in like late January, I think. This was initially an attempt to gain more people away for 3d Max. They called it the educational personal edition. Currently Alias Wavefront is in a lot of financial trouble primarily because their software was too expensive at first, but a couple of moths ago it went down, a lot. Right now, they are looking at prospective buyers for the Maya. The closest right now, is Apple Computer. They know Maya is a big asset if they get it, but it has something to do with their debt that makes it uninteresting.
Besides that, it is a great product, only available on industrial strength platforms (Mac OS X, Linux, w2000/XP)
From what I hear it is not that much different than 3d Max.
I am sure that someone has broke some code to get rid of the watermark.
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