Well, I spend my MONEY on Poser like a banshee and I don't even use it that often (do more modeling in C4D than anything else currently). I have Poser 4 PP and Poser 5 for both Mac and Windows - that's a good $1000+ invested in just the software. I buy from Daz regularly, have a PoserWorld subscription, and purchase from here occasionally as well. How much more do they need!? ;) I will make one correction: it is not always just making money, it is sometimes making ENOUGH money - especially when it pertains to a niche market - which Poser is. Back to Commodore and the Amiga. They were by no means a dying company with a failing product. The fall of their stock was caused by the BoD's premature decision to sell their shares and close shop (one department at a time - starting with marketing/advertising - now does that sound like a way to actually stay in business?). The head of the board wanted to retire with a nice large lump sum (many millions, IIRC). He had the final say and listened naught to any concerns by employees, users, or vendors. Thus the lives of niche market products. Only if Poser were ridiculously successful would its owners have no recourse but to invest more energy into it. CL does deserve a good part of the blame. In a moment of desparation to make that much needed profit, they fumbled by releasing a new version (somes years too late, might I mention) too early, with too many promises, and too many disappointments. What were they doing for three years? Obviously not working on actually improving Poser 4 and PP to a new level (by improving features, irradicating insipid bugs, and so on). Instead they bull rushed a barely fixed version out with ill-fitted addons. Extremely unwise move. It has already been mentioned: no competition is a bad thing. Poser had no comparable competition. CL, therefore, had no incentives to improve the product. D|S should have been thought up and release a year ago. That would've woke up CL just in time.

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it harder, but when you do, you blow your whole leg off.

 -- Bjarne Stroustrup

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