The question is not so much 'Does Poser have a future?'. It's 'Do Poser USERS have a future?'. And the answer? I'd say 'Yes' As long as there are programs around that use the Poser file formats (Poser 3,4 and 5) and programs that will depend on these formats (DAZ|Studio), then I think we're OK. Various companies like CL, DAZ and Renderosity have a big stake in keeping the market going. And it's a fair-sized market, considering that it's a 3d hobby. So, that being the case, it's worth taking the time to learn and improve, no matter what version you use, or will use. The code is flexible enough (or weird enough) for users to continually find new ways of doing things, and we have plenty of bright people working in this community, so I reckon there will be new wrinkles and tricks for quite a while yet. Mind you, I'm not saying we'll all still be doing it in 20 or 30 years. Things are too unpredictable in the software market for that. And if something way better comes along, the users will dump poser like a hot potato. Let's face it. Loyalty only goes so far when it comes to our software needs. A lot of people might deny this, but I think it's true. Anyway, Poser is still one of the few products that is affordable and fascinating, and allows users to get into 3d at this level without selling a kidney. Curious created an incredible user base, and I for one, am very sorry to see the state they're in now. In photography they say you're only as good as your last job. The same is true in software. mac