Email went out from EF P6 upgrade from any version of poser for 99 bucks to celebrate 10 year anniversary (download only. Boxed is 129).

not a bad deal from any version:-)

I saw a banner here something about a Poser amnesty and P6 for $99. The link takes you to..... http://www.e-frontier.com/article/articleview/1505/1/580?CID=196751 It says you can upgrade from any version. You get the electronic download version only (anyone know what the diiference is ?) and the offer expires on October 31, 2005.

There is no difference. The software is exactly the same, the only difference is that the boxed version includes a CD and a printed manual (oh, yeah, and a box).

If this is a "clearance sale", it may be a hint that they are already alpha-testing P7.

Not a clearance sale. Amnesty sale. but no -- not quite yet...

Why are they calling it an "amnesty" sale? Did Poser commit a crime?

well, according to some people who seem to prefer talking about how bad it is instead of doing something with it....

LOL! (Yipes! Must post something to my gallery soon.)

Hey, I can finally upgrade my 1995 copy of Poser 1.0! :D (No, like, seriously. I just did.)

"Digital River Web Server Error We're Sorry Please press back button to try again" after nihe tries, I gave up. There seems to be no limit for people living outside the us this time. Mmmm... First want to be sure...

It's probably an "amnesty" sale like the one I upgraded to P4 with. It was a sale so that people who had bootleg versions of the software, or an older version from one of the magazine discs (like I did) can get a full legal version of the program. IIRC there was quite a to-do over it since it allowed people who had pirate copies to get the program cheaper than people who had bought a legit copy when it was released.

Don't think it's that sorta thing, says you need your old serial number or other proof of a legal copy.

I think the "amnesty" means that you can get the upgrade price without needing Poser 5. You just supply your P4, Pro Pack, or Poser Artist serial number and you get P6 at $99.
I doubt this "amnesty" is being extended to pirated copies- you probably need a serial number for some part of the purchasing process.

You know, this seems very similar to the release of Poser 5. CL released it for a special price of $250 (approx) and then Amazon.com sold it for $99 a few months later.
With Poser 6, CL sold the boxed "white queen" edition for $250 (approx) and is now selling a downloadable copy for $99. Granted you don't get the nice box and CD and thick manual (and you have to wait for it to download), but still...

I said this when Poser 5 came out and I'll say it again now (because even I didn't take my own advice):
When Poser 7 comes out, do NOT buy it immediately. Wait 4-5 months until it's priced at $99.00. It happened twice before and it will probably happen again.
By waiting a few months, you'll get the patched version for a cheaper price. Sure, you may have to get the downloadable version, but you'll get it for less than 1/2 price!

--John

Message edited on: 08/31/2005 11:51