I am not sure that you and I disagree on much of this Questor, I certainly feel that the loss of exporting via the pro pack is a serious problem ... then again, it turns out that MaxPose from Konan works fairly well with Poser5 so I am not as stressed as I used to be about it :)

Obviously, I agree wholeheartedly that OpenGL or DirectX preview abilities are a critical feature as well. As for the "poor and inadequate" part, I am not sure what they are - it all works pretty well for me :)

Poser is not an entry level app - it is more powerful than that. And it IS used int he professional production path of several companies I know (including mine) so it is clearly not "just" an amateur app.

Pro-Am fits it well.