I hope Autodesk doesn't buys Poser.  They bougth Kaydara Motionbuilder just a year after promoting the Motionbuilder Freelance Artist version which was a very powerful package for animators at a similar price point of Poser.  I invested a lot of time learning that software because of its power and price range.  Once autodesk bought it the first thing they did was cut development of the Freelance artist edition and hike the price to $4000.  Oh and we the owners of the Freelance artist edition were given the option of upgrading to the Pro version for the incredible price of $2000.

Now, what Poser really need above everything else is better animation tools (animated constraints, keyable parenting and circular IK-double solving) and perhaps integrate Particle Illusion as an FX Room.  Just that and improving the code all around and make it full 64 bit would guarantee a succesful upgrade in my eyes.  I love Poser, it is a wonderful application at an incredible price point I want it to stay so.