Quote - Uh... excuse me?  Since when does any company stop development to cater to the impoverished?  Did Microsoft stop in its tracks because I couldn't afford a computer that would run Windows 7?  Did Poser stop in its tracks because I couldn't afford a computer that would run any version beyond Poser 6?

 

I've been waiting for someone to bring this up!  Did Microsoft stop innovating?  No!  Did they stop supporting older OS's?  No!  I, too, cannot afford certain upgrades, including my operating system.  Though I have a new motherboard (by reason of my old one crapping out) that has a Core Duo 2 core processor, I am still running Windows XP 32bit.  Vista has passed me by (thankfully, though) and now Windows 7 is getting to be old hat.  Still, I get regular fixes and patches to Windows XP!

There are outstanding issues with DS3, Carrara 8, Hexagon.  They fixed DS3 by making DS4.  That's not a fix.  It would be appreciated by many if some of the outstanding issues in DS3 would be fixed.  But they stop support for the older thing when they make and publish the newer thing.

I don't bitch and moan about not being able to use Genesis.  I admit that I may try it some day, but right now I can't afford DS4A, and I feel going to a standard version when I have DS3A is going backwards.  At that time that I can afford to upgrade to Windows 7 and DS4A, I will enjoy the 64 bit version, including the dynamics.  Until that time, I'd like to see DS3 issues get some attention.  This is what people are talking about.  Well, at least some.  I know others are moaning about Genesis not working in DS3 but that's silly in my view.  I don't expect fancy 64 bit features of Windows 7 to be able to work in my Windows XP.

So, a question to DAZ_Rand...will they address the outstanding issues in DS3/DS3A?  I do see that they've done some work on Hexagon, for which I'm sure many are thankful.  Is this a precedent?  Or just a fluke?

Dana