I dont remember the figure 40 grand being bandied about (such things would be private info anyway), but I do know that the issue was that the German then-owners of P5 needed cash fast and saw that DAZ was making a boatload of money off their program. So it was greed on both sides, TTTT.

My own prediction? SM is getting ready to sell, and DAZ is looking to buy.

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