Poser is marketable and they may change the price as long as they see fit. It includes promo price for their special future plan for Poser. I do not like to hear people whine about the price because they do not understand about the economy system. In my opinion for Poser, it is not tend for home use, it is for special hobby and professional use for market or exhibitations. Poser is not cheap software because it did alot for customers' valuable projects. Bottomline, if you do not like the price then Poser is not for you.