*>> I like Carrara 6 Pro -- but suggestions / implications that Poser is on its way out need to be taken about as seriously as suggestions that the Windows OS is on its way out.  Such ideas are more like wishful thinking (for whatever reasons). <<

I have Carrara 6 Pro -- and I recommend it.  But I'm not planning on dropping Poser anytime soon.  Most people in this game aren't. <<

Maybe yes, maybe no. I think each person has to make up their own mind, and it all depends on what they want to accomplish with the program.

I do want to comment on one point you made in your post, though ... I don't see anywhere in THIS thread where anyone implied that Poser is on its way out. A decision not to upgrade unless certain features are included isn't signaling doom for the program as a whole ... only that this time around (and for the FIRST time since Poser 1), it won't be an automatic upgrade for me as it has always been in the past. I hope to see some major new features before I upgrade. As far as Content Development goes, the features are relatively unchanged from version to version since P4 (except materials, that is) and there isn't a LOT of reason for me to upgrade if there aren't any major changes in that regard. If P7 Pro or P8 has significant changes in those areas I'll upgrade. If not, I probably won't. 8-)

If you're referring to the "Like most of us here I don't want to see Poser fade away completely" part, that's an honest statement. I don't want to see it fade away completely. It's an old friend. But I said that to balance out the rest of my reply, lest I be accused of being a hardcore DAZ fan. Been around these forums a long time, doncha know.

;-)