I am working with Vue 7xStream at the office and have fallen in love with it.

Up until now working with the PLE at home has been fine. I could experiment, learn things and be OK with the fact that one can not use the files on any other computer and has the horrible watermark.

But the time has come where I want more :-)

Now I want to buy a "real" version for home use. I want to do hobby fun stuff AND also prepare stuff for the office while I am keeping the five rendercowfarm busy there and be able to use these files once I get back to work.

The missing upgrade path, where I could start with a smaller version and in time upgrade all the way up to the final version, is making me hesitate. I don't want to be stuck with a "smaller" and - in the end - unsatisfying Vue (esp since I know what the grown up Vue can do from working with it at theoffice). But also its difficult for me to just let go of the full price for Vue Inf at once. Maybe it's just psychological but I would prefer to pay 100USD a month adding modules until I reach the final version. And, no, I wont go to a bank and ask for credit for buying Vue. I would do this for a car but not for a hobby software. I would just not buy the software.

I understand that the current pricing scheme is targeted for big commercial studios and I am all for e-On to milk their cow and make even better vues. Sercive Agreements with 24h bug fixing and this kind of stuff will be worth alot for companies depending on the software. But private home users like me dont need that. And in this area I believe the distinction between home and business should be drawn. Not between "small" and "big" version of Vue.

That's my two cents