"To anyone out there that expects DS to be the end all to their problems and come out bug free right off the bat (or even close to bug free), "

It COULD be close to bug free, or even possile to have ZERO serious bugs. Of course all software has bugs, but the question is whether they inhibit the use of the product to a severe degree. As was the case with Poser 5 ... one of the buggiest releases I have ever had the misfortune of buying -- and I've bought a lot of software over the past 25 years.

Are people so jaded by the buggy releases of Poser 4/5, and to some extent Vue, they don't realize software can be rock solid on it first release? Of course it can. Most of the software I own was incredibly stable/useable on its first release.

Daz has a very good track record, AFAIK, with its software releases. I know Mimic 2 is reasonably stable and does what it promised and advertises to do from the get-go. If I were a betting man, I'd bet a "wad or two" that DAZ Studio is going to shine pretty well for a 1.0 release. They're taking their time, which is normally a good thing.

-Tim