I have some co-workers and friends that would NOT part with their "earlier" version of Photoshop even though they may miss out on many new features!! Seems there are those that actually "prefer" the older versions over the new?? One reason may be that they are used to the interface which apparently was given quite an overhaul just recently?? I started out with version 5 so I did not have the pleasure or displeasure of ever having to choose between versions, (I used Corel up until then), but I hear there was some extensive "re-learning" involved at the onset of version 5?? What are your views on this?? For that matter the same thing is apparently true for Adobe Illustrator; complete change in it's functionality and interface??