Quote - How do you feel about the fact that Poser 6 paid users have to pay the same price to upgrade to Poser 7 as those that got Poser 4 or 5 free or paid for an earlier version of Poser but didn't fork out any money to upgrade until Poser 7?  I feel it is shameful of a company to treat its paying customers this way and it would be shameful of me to not say anything.

Depends how you view it.  Should a p6 user be pissed off that another user found p4 and p5 enough to satisfy their needs?   I went from 2 to 4 to 6 now should I be ashamed that I never bought 3 and 5? or pro pack?  Should I feel bad that I never used 2 and 4 execept maybe for 2-3 days total in the time they were out for varying reasons since I found them lacking?  Should I be pissed off at Daz after buying Bryce 5.5, which remains unopened still, back in january that they offered it for free or for around $10 recently?  Shoud I be thankful I only bought that pos hexagon 2 for the 1.99 intro cost instead of full price?   That answer is a resounding yes. 

Last I checked both companies were in business to generate a profit to stay in business via software sales.  Software upgrades are the greatest scams ever created since somehow people get it in their heads that once a new version is released their old one needs to be replaced no matter how well it works for them.  I suppose I  miss something in a eula along the way stating everyone from a point on now that you bought a version of software from said company must continue to buy every update and new version.

The only disrespect they could show their user base is to not have a upgrade option at a reduced price while jacking up the new versions price.  Noone is holding a gun to your head to buy it I guess is what I'm saying.