the monster that is Auto Desk promised it would keep the same level of quality that Maya users were used to (I read that in 3D world) and not turn it into a different app, well it seems to me that it is changing a lot, I'm wondering what Maya 9 will be and I'm wondering how close it is to the other 3D app they own (I think its Max). Its a buy out and we'll all be using a hybrid Maya soon or we all will live in fond remembrance of Alias in memory or by staying with version 7. Or alternately we could all start a virtual rock band. ??

I'm still waiting for a good excuse to put 8 back on (beside the money, ( uumm?? )

as for paying all that money and getting a drab product goes to show Auto desks position on it. In this case 'a box tells a thousand words. I was annoyed with the app, i think just because it is the 'latest' does that make it the greatest. If it does will someone let me know.