There was no content available for Don/Judy when 5 first came out and if I wanted to do images, I was not going to use models that I didn't have clothing items for. Actually that isn't quite true ... P5 did come furnished with a lot of content for the default figures, as well as a content CD that had a lot of "extras" and props. I think there are a few reasons why the P5 figures didn't gain acceptance ... (1) The program itself got off to a rocky start; (2) Victoria and Michael's popularity (as you pointed out ... lots of investment and energy already put there); and (3) they were ... um ... less attractive than Victoria and Michael. I think now that the performance problems (or most of them, anyway) have been addressed, you are seeing that some are paying attention to the Poser 5 characters. I doubt they will surpass Michael and Victoria in Poser art because there IS work involved with getting them to look good. But I don't think we should throw them out with the bath water yet. 8-)