I would buy Poser 6 because my son would likely enjoy it. And my best friend would really enjoy a copy of it. And I might futz around with it once every six months, and I do so dislike using old software. It so, well, bleh. I would not buy poser 6 becuase I might actually be inclined to hang around these forums consistently. For educational and commiseration forums, they are passable at best -- but for whining/bitching/complaining, they seem to be the favored locale. I would buy Poser 6 because I am not familiar with the tales and regaled half remembered and now unsupported events that apparently have all the folks up in arms. I did purchase Poser 5 when it came out, and it sucked wind. So Did Mac OS8, Linux 4, Windows Me, Photoshop 5, and if I were to sit and really put thought into it I could probably come up with several more exmples (there was a lotus version, and a filemaker one that made us switch to a different software at a higher cost, and some others). They patched it. Made it work. Big deal. I would not Purchase poser 6 because I bought Poser 5 when it first came out and it sucked wind. I would Buy Poser 6 because it looks interesting and meets the needs that I have. I wouldn't because I'm broke.