The Eovia/DAZ deal is where most of the speculation is now pointed. I, too, will probably not get too excited, unless they give away Carrara or Hexagon for free. I'm in no position to buy another program right now, nor would I anyway.

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it.
Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together.
All things connect......Chief Seattle, 1854