I never thought I'd do this, but I'm about to quote Bill Gates, (and not take the piss :) When talking about Linux His Billnes was reported to have said that it's easy to code to a spec that says, "To build a full working copy of X" (in that case UNIX) but it's much harder to code to a psec that says, "to build the best OS possible" Now personally I don't think Bill et al. have built the best Os possible, infact I think they've had a hard time intergating everything they've ever copied into a coherent, stable and secure product. But that aside I think he has a point. It is much easier to copy than to build, which is why I don't doubt that when Studio arrives it will be better than Poser, if only becuase they have the example of what went wrong, (as well as what went right) and what people actually use in Poser. It's primary goal is to give greater exposure to DAZ product, which, since we use lots of, it should make us all very happy, and of course, it's free, (as in beer) so other than the bandwidth cost, it won't stretch your wallet or your patience. OK so it's going to be a beta first, but we've all been there, and if Daz does really listen, then they've got my vote, (and my cash, should they require it) later jb