As I have said before, due to my past experiences with Corel products I am not a big fan of that company. There was no joy in my heart when I learned they had acquired Bryce. Nonetheless I wanted to like Bryce 5. Unfortunately, I do not and after having tried it decided to remain with Bryce 4. I say these things because I do not want to appear to be an apologist for Corel. If with Bryce 6 Corel is about to abandon previous version of Windows this was not likely an easy decision. If necessary we can continue with Bryce 4/5 but Corel must have a continuous flow of money through their coffers. A commercial company does not lightly dismiss a substantial portion of their customer base if it can be avoided. In the end it is a matter of balancing the cost/benefit ratio. Undoubtably Corel's programmers know far more about the internal programming aspects of Bryce than most of us. They are in a far better position to determine if it is economically feasible to continue to support older Windows versions than we. Brycetech's news posting implies that Corel owes us something. They do not. We use Bryce because we like what the product can do for us, not because of some misguided sense of loyalty. And although the Corel team may derive some satisfaction knowing that their products are enjoyed their primary interest is in our money. As long as those two interests coincide a good time is had by all. But inevitably such interests diverge. Life changes daily and it is foolish to rely upon the future. In the end Corel has evey right to do as they choose with Bryce just as Brycetech has every right to his opinion and the future of his website. It is not for us to judge for that is reserved for the future's hindsight. Whatever happens most of us will just muddle along as always and make the best of what we have. Only the arrogant or the foolish blindly follow a single path. As for me, when Bryce 6 arrives I will probably try it. If it fills my needs, great. If it does not, well... no big deal. ps. to johnpenn "...is it possible that Bryce renders so slowly on Windows because Bryce is ported over..." I assume you mean that Win Bryce was ported from the Mac. I think this was true of Win Bryce 2 (the first Win version.) Many of its problems were due to its Mac heritage. But for some time now Win Bryce has been purely a Windows product, its code unffected by the original Mac version. In fact, although I cannot swear to it, I believe that in subsequent versions the tables were turned and the Windows version had undue influence on the Mac product.