I'm a user of PI since V4, and would not let it down even if one give me photoshop (wich is a excellent product, but i'm more used to PI).

New features seem very promising ! Release 8 has something magical : Cinema4D R8, PI R8... both with a significant quantum leap in functinonality. End of 2002 will make date !

Well... one day maybe Xara X will reach the 8th level, but i hope that we'll have soon news about release two.