Metacremations hasn't seen fit to say anything to their (former?) users yet, so they probably don't have anything good to say. I think they are in dire straits, and if they were hoping for favorable investor reaction to their announcement it hasn't happened yet: Their stock has continued it's downhill slide. I'm not sure if they have fully considered the effect that shafting us might have on their credibility with potential Metastream clients. Developing 3D content isn't easy (we know, right?), and any company that uses Metastream is going to have to make a big commitment to creating the content for it to use. I think that leaving us sucking wind might very well make potential Metastream clients fear that they will suffer the same fate someday. That could be costly if they had a lot of Metastream content. Perhaps we can urge Metacreations to minimize the damage by telling us (1) which apps are "history", and (2) making a reasonable effort to find appropriate new homes for those apps. Perhaps they would do better to resolve the matter quickly, rather than making it worse by trying to hold out for the very best prices. Just my two cents. Jude