i agree, the benefits will be exceptional. and for those people who want this to be a curious labs killer, shame. if curious labs dies, then it's going to go back to a one-product market, and then there's no competition, and finally the product stagnates. imagine what would have happened if there was only one 3d app on the market? let's say lightwave was the only one, no competition. that means that it would have to come up with all the innovations on its own, and since there's no company to compete with, why rush development? i feel like that is exactly what happened to the poser market. maybe one day you'll be able to select a character and select the options "walk", "up", and "stairs" and watch v5 walk up the stairs in front of her, or choose "slap" "m5" "right hand" "50% power" and watch the program calculate the whole scene. that sounds crazy, but it could happen! but not with only one app cornering the market. daz studio, even if it blows ass right from the start, means competition, and that can only be a good thing for the market.