I had a feeling when I first saw this post that there were going to be a lot of upset people! I'm one of them too! When Eovia purchased Carrara from Metacreations they took over their customer base and therefore the obligations that come along with it. I personally believe that Eovia's upmost priority should remain with it's current dissatisfied customers! However, they obviously see things differently that I do. I too have grown very tired of hoping day in and day out for a patch to this INCREDIBLY buggy program...I have seen way too many websites with "work arounds" for the bugs, but you shouldn't have to have work arounds! A program shouldn't leave the coder's computer until it is virtually bug free! Sure there are generally minor bug fixes out there for all programs, but the amount of critical bugs in Carrara is enormous! I believe that I too will look for other avenues to release my creative needs...I have already purchased 3DS Max 4, and while it is MUCH more expensive than Carrara, the money that it saves me from buying Tylenol or Acetaminophen will soon make up for it. Jared