Quote - When what actually I said was that to rely upon a pre-published feature list for a new software as being set in stone is risky -- which it most definitely is. 

That's frankly nonsense.  It is extremely, extremely unlikely they're going to "slip in" Global Illumination or some other very desirable feature and not advertise it beforehand.  I mean, unless you're saying SM/EF are a bunch of morons?  They Would Be Very Very Stupid To Not Mention Such A Feature Well In Advance Of The Release For Sale.  It's complicated enough of a programming task that it would take a very significant investment of man hours, and thus it would need to be planned, it's not something a guy accidentally figures out on his lunch break.  It's also a highly valued feature in a renderer, and they would be nuts and/or highly stupid not to advertise it.* *** Ergo, it is not planned.  Where the list of advertised features might be inaccurate is in things that are not included at release time.

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