Yeah...Times are real tough and money is even tighter,I have tried drumming up Financial support thru a few folks and I keep getting the same response ....Maybe in 6-8 months if things get better Market wise...I am and still trying,but Like Doc says 1-1.5 million is not just Pocket change,Then after aquiring Bryce you would have to HIRE the Developers back then start from scratch so maybe 2 million might cover it...I hope and Pray that Bryce's Future isnt dead but the only thing that will help is MONEY....Just say Bryce is purchased and they start Developeing a newer and improved Bryce which would take advantage of a newer Rendering engine OR able to export Entire scenes to outside Rendering Programs like RENDERMAN then I can see Bryce over taking the 3D worlds best programs...I will always use Bryce just because it is fun and I can put all of my scenes together in another program and Import into Bryce I mean we see it all of the time...Rendered in Bryce...Even if I get a job in the gaming industry I will use Bryce for a ton of stuff...