"A Little perspective......... I recently bought a new computer: 1Ghz PIII 128 meg Ram 20 gig HD 32 meg. video card It cost me a little over $300.00. A machine like this went for $2000.00 about a year ago. You want it NOW..... It's gonna cost ya. That goes for anything in commerce." I've heard this argument many times. Yes, I am completely familiar with the concept of depreciation. That isn't what my complaint is about. The problem I am having is that an owner of a stolen or illegaly obtained copy of poser is basically being offered a buyout- they pay the upgrade price for something they never paid for in the first place. No-one has ever been offered the upgrade price to those who do not have a previous version- I didn't get the upgrade price for poser 4, because I did not own poser 3. Now the thief whpo did not pay for poser 3 or any other gets that upgrade price. THAT is why I am upset.