"The future company focus will be on publishing of the Poser and pro-V Studio products, and growing the established consumer, professional, Windows and Macintosh product offerings and market base." Am I right to understand that they will focus on the high end user, the "professional" ? If Poser gets priced as Maya is, what will I use ? I don't feel responsible for what happens because I posted some negative comments on Poser 5. I said I thought it was bad at first and, since SR 2.1 that it was good to me. This is just my truth and all of the above pepole have explained this very well. Now, just a question. From the few teasers I have seen of DAZ studio, it seems to support full transparency preview mode, and atmospheric effects. Great. But what kind of a machine will it take to use this program ? I have a PC, not a Cray II... Will Daz aim their program at hobbyists, or just at pros ? And will it be a stand alone program or just a showcase for Daz's products ? (OK, that's not just one question) (lol) It is not that sure that the competition is over... One answer could be the opening of Poser's source. If plug-ins could be made by talented Poser supporter to improve its features, this program would live. I hope this can be done. Compiler