Quote - Well, I paid $120 for it as pre-order and heard it sold for an extremely short time for $75 and remember thinking: "lucky whoever gets it!" never for a minute thinking of it's value any less.

I got it for the pre-order upgrade price, too. I was referring to what a person pays, buying Poser with no upgrade path, no pre-oprder discount. I don't know about that $75 thing that lasted a few hours at Amazon, that was crazy. They took a big hit on every copy they sold for that price, but that's what a monster retailer can do. Their current discount is $200 less than SM's price, which is wild enough.

As for the $75 price not devaluing the product... I might feel differently if it was for a month and not just a "lightning deal" where you have to be sitting at your computer at the right time of day, and tuned into Amazon's quick deals, to get it.

This 30-day Daz giveaway is going to have an impact on the way they sell Studio Pro it in the future. After the 30 days they will A) extend the giveaway indefinitely or B) set the permanent price at $49 or $99. It can't ever go back to $429 now... and I think those who paid $429 realize that and feel a little queasy.