It is good to see so many hopeful (if not totally positive) comments about Poser. I daresay that a few months back this would have been an entirely different thread. Since we are all crystal-ball gazing, my personal spirit guide tells me that DAZ will most likely continue it's tradition of very clever marketing, and though we get the core of Studio for free, we will end up paying 4 or 5 times the cost of Poser 5 to get all the add-ons, enhancements and upgrades. I welcome an alternative to Poser but will not likely abandon CL or Poser but find how to make both products work for me. Just as in 3D modeling, I have never owned a single application that could do ALL the things I want to do, so more tools for the toolbox are always welcome. CL's main problems (IMHO) are 1) public relations and 2) marketing. If they do not survive it will be because of these rather than anything to do with the product itself. DAZ, on the other hand is masterful at both. Even though I perceive that the quality of their product has declined, and I find that I am just not as interested in their offerings as I once was, I am quite sure that they will continue to do well. I can only hope the same for Curious Labs.