Can Be survive its transition

Can Be survive its transition to BeIA? Will BONE ever release? Neal Stephenson points out, in In the Beginning was the Command Line:

If a definition of "celebrity" is someone who is famous for being famous, then Be is an anti-celebrity. It is famous for not being famous; it is famous for being doomed. But it has been doomed for an awfully long time.

Will the Be users join the jaded commiseration of Amiga users and other oppressed minorities? When will we find out?