There needs be a movement for the independant artist to keep support going for the older versions of Maya. I know 32 bit versions are giving way to the newer and faster 64 bit, but that shouldn't stop support for anyone who still operates on a 32bit system.

If autodesk continues to slowly morph both Maya and Max into one single new app, support will totally dissappear for both Maya and Max. Just imagine waking up one day only to find out that Autodesk only caters to corporate customers from FX houses, making it too expensive and/or impossible for the independant artist to buy or upgrade. Folks we need to keep support going ( if it's still there ) for the older versions of Maya.