Quote - OK -- so if I"m following you correctly, you are upset because P7 wasn't a 64-bit app -- which would have effectively made it into the same thing as this new "pro" app.  Which would have meant P7 costing a lot more than it does.  Which would have priced many hobbyists right out of the market.

How does making a binary for 32 and 64 jack up the price? Since computers are heading in that direction anyways, isn't it a good thing to offer your customers this?

Quote - P7 wasn't intended to be what this program is going to be.  And as for "nickel & diming everyone to death" -- no one has to buy this new software.  For that matter, no one had to buy P7, either.........or any of the other software packages that we've bought.

I just want 64 bit support so now I have to buy this too, I don't need it for anything else. Thus, nickel and diming.

I do have to agree with the person who mentioned Shade, that is one heck of a price difference. $50-$100 wouldn't matter to me so much, but hundreds? Heck, I can buy net render and MOCCA for Cinema for that price.