Hey PZrite

I am just back at Poser (2010) after a hiatus, I had nearly "given up" around Poser 6. 2010 seems promising. The new Library structure alone (new to me) is enough of an improvement, I am just learning- relearning it-but it seems promising.

I too go back to the Willow and Ian days- and the batlles with whoever it was that took over. I remember MetaCreations (Painter, Poser, etc). I met Larry Weinberg (The Creator) and Steve Cooper a few times at conventions-(1998?) and had a running email dialog with Steve. Mostly over some morphs I had created in Ray Dream Designer that he liked.  I recall him getting AXED in one of the take overs- now he is back.

 They still work out of Watsonville-which is a nice place near Santa Cruz California- rather than Scotts Valley (also near Santa Cruz).I lived 1 mile from Curious labs!  Ted "Bagginsbill" works at the BIG CORPORATION and is a very regular poster- and there are others who are both posters and SmithMicro related. So it seems that people from the Big Corporation are still participating/communicating with us- and that gives me hope!
 
 I do get the general corporate separation from Art that you mention- certainly the MetaCreations days were probably the best from an Artists point of view-but I am hoping they have more stability as a result of the larger corporate backing. I HOPE!!!