But, my gut is telling me that this software was just not ready to be released.

Nooooo .... you think?? ;-)

While a major BUG patch would help a LOT of problems, and make P5 useable, there are some core issues that simply will not be solved. The interface will still be a non-standard GUI, with a host of functionality problems. (Hopefully they CAN fix the FOCUS and CURSOR issues of the inteface with a patch.)

A few issues that speak to the heart of functionality, that are sadly lacking in Poser:

No real UNDO, let alone multiple levels;
No 3D acceleration;
No mouse-wheel or right click support;
No recent files list and directory setup functionality;
Etc., etc.

To me, and I think a LOT of people realize (or are realizing) just this ... P5 appears to be the same old Poser with some (albeit neato) 3rd party apps slapped on top of a decrepit interface.

I have been a Poser user since Poser 2, and have been animating almost exclusively with Poser (a little Max, TrueSpace and Bryce here and there) since version 3. So I am definitely a fan. It is out of LOVE of the Poser concept I reveal such criticism.

_Tim