OK, I'll play along... 1. Based on the information found at http://www.daz3d.com/products/studio.php under what should be expected for the initial release. Nothing there is really beyond comprehension is it? I'm a 100% sure everything listed there will actually be implemented and implemented correctly? Of course not. But I feel confident that they didn't bite off more than they could chew there. 2. I haven't used the software, I don't think it will it will be better than P5 out of the box obviously. But I feel they are going about it the right way. 3. Not quite true. What about Mimic 2.0? People seemed pleased with it and it incorporated some features expected to be in the initial release. 4. I think the first thing is reporting bugs obviously. A distant second would be making helpful suggestions. I think it's safe to assume that is why the initial release will be available for free, no? After that stage we give them our hard earned cash. :)