What hassle? What would the hassle be to buy it at the low price and set it aside until the feedback is good? It costs you less that way. Even if you wait to buy it at a higher price, you'll still have to download the same updates as the early purchasers. There are some people who will upgrade regardless. Call them "early adopters", "beta testers", or just call them what they are ... faithful customers. Those are the people that will order the Poser upgrade simply because they like the program and are willing to ride out the storm in the early release. In that case, the added bonus of getting a special price shows that CL appreciates those faithful customers. What is wrong with that? For those who choose to wait, or who are speculative about what P6 has to offer, it is their perogative to do so. And their reasons for waiting may very well be valid. But it isn't fair to say "I want to wait to see what it has, but then I won't get that special price." Dollar for dollar, Poser gives a heck of a lot of bang for the buck. Not only does it give access to reasonably-priced content that works, for the most part, "right out of the box", but it also has a lot of features that you'll find in higher end programs where you have to create the content yourself. I have never gotten as much enjoyment out of ANY other program ... and if it weren't for Poser I wouldn't be improving my skills in other areas of 3D graphics. Poser inspired me to improve my modeling, texturing, and UV mapping techniques. My next goal is to FINALLY learn all I can about animation (which I've been neglecting so far.) To me, it's worth $89 or $129 just to continue that enjoyment. Given the situations that Poser has been through since Poser 4, I am just glad that it is still here for us. And I will show that support by being an "early adopter."