I started out with Poser 1 a dog's age ago, so every copy of Poser I've bought since has been an upgrade on that Poser 1. All of my upgrades looked exactly like the "full" versions of that release (complete with box, manuals, everything, including a new and different serial number when I went from Poser 3 to Poser 4.) In every case the only difference between my upgrade and a "full copy" was the price. So people who buy the legitimizing "upgrade" are getting a full copy of Poser 4 (everything a legit first-time buyer gets) as far as I know. -nemo