I think Rawn's pretty dead on, hee hee Also, if it is a buyout, from some pretty quick reading, and it is DAZ being bought by someone else, then the two most likely candidates are Newtek and Sony. Sony has been actively expanding it's acquisition structure in 3D and additional media. They have the money. And they have announced the intention to acquire content manufacturers. They produce 5 of the best selling online mmrpgs, and they love niche markets like this they can capitalize on through purchase of a "small" company with a strong growth strategy and a solid core customer base. Newtek wants to bring a poser style marketplace system to Lightwave, and has been agressively pursuing large content providers and establishing growth alliances. My money's on Sony -- they already have software that is used more broadly in the music and video field than adobe at a professional level and they have a well established interest in 3D development and their Vaio systems. Now, that said, it's likely neither. lol. Gotta love speculation. Nothing like it in the world.

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