Why would a Vue buy Bryce? There is nothing in the code of Bryce that could entice Vue to purchase it. The two products are in active competition. Instead, Vue is starting to market itself to Bryce, since Bryce is an abandonded platform. If they can convert a certain number of Brycians to Vuegarians, then they come out ahead, whatever the final disposition is for Bryce. And Vue will be tempting to a large segment of brycian society. A well supported and relatively bug free program is going to be more attractive than an abandonded program. Others will head for another package, either up or down, leaving terrain editors for 3d packages or whatever. Still others will abandon the entire 3d software world. Finally, there are those "Cold, dead finger" brycians, who will suffer setback and abandonment with bitter resentment, but never look outside the world of Bryce for something new. The thing is, Vue, E-On, Mojo or whatever isn't going to LET Bryce die. Corel killed bryce. Period. Bryce is dead. Not that resurection isn't possible, but the reality is the plug has been pulled and the code is in the morgue.