Quote - it does little good to whine & moan about buggy software that's just been released.  while i agree they should wait until at least 90% of them are worked out, in this world where a hint becomes a rumor becomes a fact becomes an I WANT IT NOW - they speed things up, to the detriment of quality.  In essence, if you buy software within the first year of its release - expect the bugs - you get to play guinea pig.

DAZ|Studio was a working beta for roughly a year before it was released to the public. > Quote - also, even the best beta testers can't find ALL the issues.  and i imagine the programmers had a hard time keeping up with the comments from the beta tester peanut gallery.

Agreed. Us Mac users have an easier time of it though... our boxes are relatively consistent. I just got done plonking a huge chunk of cash down for a family member's upcoming funeral, so it'll be a bit before I can get any new toys (and explains why I'm going to have to make my old dual G5 Mac stretch out a year or two longer). That said, it'll give me time to see what other folks can do with it for a month or two. OTOH, I like the potential I'm seeing here. (Now if someone coughs up a Linux version of either? Screw it; I can deal with minor bugs in that case). /P