*I am merely trying to point out that we've seen lotsa "dark cloud" category predictions being made thoroughout Poser's (admittedly short) history.  So far: NONE of those predictions have come to pass.

I for one hope that these 'dark cloud' predictions continue to fail and that Poser will survive intact well into the future. My concerns about Poser didn't start with the news of this sale however but were growing over time since the release of D|S and reached critical mass with the release of Carrara 6. Even Carrara 3D Express will natively import Poser content just as easy as can be and it's a very reasonably priced alternative to Poser 7 (and certainly Poser Pro) as it is. I felt that there was going to be a huge fallout concerning Poser with the release of these two apps by Daz and I think that ef choosing to sell Poser outright qualifies as 'big doings' :)

You know, I wonder why Daz wasn't the preferred buyer of Poser if Poser was going to be sold at all? That would have made sense all the way around. It's purely speculative but I wonder if Daz was offered Poser but they refused?!

• Rick