"It's pretty obvious what's happened with V4's & Poser 7's releases. The software makers have found themselves in bed with the content developers to lessen the makers' costs. So now we customers get less for our dime initially and have to shell out a lot more later on to get to a comfort level we're used to with V3 & Poser 5/6."

I have to comment on this one. We have no alliance with Daz, had no idea when V4 was to be released at a such a "strategic" time, and are concentrating on Poser.  

We included more content in the P7 release then we ever have. We also included a free Passport membership wich while is only a 6 month membership, entitles you to all the G2 characters, FOR FREE. That includes James, Jessi, Koji, Kelvin, Syd, Simon, Olivia. And the clothing that comes with them. Which I think is 6 sets if you include the P7 stuff. So unless you have a really really slow connection, it's all yours to keep as fast as you can download it.

So... that's a whole bunch of stuff for $129 upgrade price. Not to mention all the other Passport free downloads and discounts, as well as the weekly CP free stuff. 

Some of you may say wait... how do I get the upgrade price? $129 I don't actually own a copy of Poser, or I used to own Poser, or I use D|S?  Well, we did give away Poser 5....FOR FREE! So unless you were one of the 3 people that didn't get it, you might have to pay $249 for all of that, or find a pal who got more than 1 of the 70,000 or so copies.

And what about MIkiG2? Sorry she's not G2 and not included. Unless you purchased Miki 1 then Miki2 will be a free upgrade. Many people got her at the $19.99 Passport price and used one of their occasional monthly $10 coupons or their monthly rewards credit. Still doable. Did I mention the free Passport membership with P7?

My point is we're not in bed with anyone but our customers whom many think we are constantly out to rip off through an intricate maze of false advertising, pricing scams, and purposely ignored customer service emails. It's just not the case. Poser is a labor of love for all of us. Ok, yes, at times it can be more of a disfuntional co-dependant love/hate Freudian Kurt Kobain kind of thing.... ...............

Which is why the "I love Sydney" thread makes it all better.

Sincerely, 

efSteve