DAZ is a good company with very high customer support ratings. My guess is that they would try to work with you if you weren't happy with Vicki. I think Vicki 2.0 is supposed to work with all previous Vicki releases plus also work with Posette's stuff too. Yes, buying stuff just before it is upgraded does suck. What about all those people who just bought Windows ME to discover that Windows XP is coming out? Again, DAZ works well with their customers and will probably create some sort of less expensive upgrade path for those that just purchased Vicki. Perhaps some software companies would allow you to "return" the software and receive your money back and perhaps DAZ is one of them. However, from my personal perspective I don't see how that makes good business sense. Once someone puts software on their computer how can the company be sure you actually removed it? In terms of Vicki being worth it, it all depends on what you want to do with Poser. If you look around in the galleries and see what other people are doing I think you'll find that if your hobby involves needing accurate, human like, close-up faces, Vicki will be well worth it. If all of your figures are seen at a distance or accuaracy is not so important then perhaps not. According to information supplied by DAZ Michael 2.0 is on the drawing board.