I don't know that I'd be doomsday banner waver. ;) My understanding is that same software engineers that have matured Carrara from V3 through v5 are the same ones that will shepherd Carrara into the future. Bryce had no engineers to "inherit". D/S was coded from the ground up by folks that DAZ sourced. DAZ simply has more marketing money than Eovia did plus they have a very healthy customer base. Enviable assets for a parent company to have. I'll reserve my right to be cautiously optimistic. :D