if SM were to sell poser to some 3d software company, which could add a new rendering
engine to the basic package as the only major change (other than new content), then that
might cut down on costs enuff so that the upgrade to poser 8 would only be $169.99 american.
  discount for students, but whether one is earning $2 per hour or one is a 90-yr.old millionaire
in afghanistan would not matter in regard to sales price.  some might suggest that this is a bad
time to sell poser, but it might be a good time for some 3d software company to buy poser.