Daveso, 

I don't remember e-on having product launch sales-- of course I could be missing something. They run a business and try and charge a fair price. This is so they can continue to improve the product, pay their programmers and make a bit of profit. This is a tried and true system of free enterprise. People vote with their wallet-- and it appears e-on has done a better job of surviving than the original Poser, Bryce, and some other 3D companies have.

This is probably because they obviously provide a product which people will buy. The last Toyota I purchased, I received zero discount-- because the model was popular, and if I didn't buy, there were people standing behind me that would. Until there is a serious competitor to Vue, e-on will continue with a huge competitive advantage for this segment of 3D.

I remember when Alias was the cream-of-the-crop and could demand whatever price they wished. But then 3DStudio/Max came along, and SoftImage and Newtek and it became clear they no longer had a competitive advantage-- so their price dropped. Perhaps some day, the same will happen with e-on, but they seem to have such a huge head start, I can't imagine it would be easy to catch up.

BTW, there are a few here at the Rendo Vue forum who take offense to such language as yours. Please clean it up.