For me i think that the best choice would be someone with enough cash to buy from Daz Carrara, Bryce and Hexagon and bring them up to date with today software or combine the best of each to create a new one. If i had the money i would do it because i think Carrara has a lot to offer and even if missing options from others, it is still a very good entry software into 3D.

@Spaceland: The idea of a company buying Carrara has been discussed in this thread: Link

Assuming that an acquiror is able to find a team of bright and talented developers willing to commit a career suicide by working on decrepit piece of softwares like Carrara, Hexagon and Bryce, the question is: How much are these 3 apps worth?

The price I would offer to acquire them would be $250,000.- for Carrara, 125,000.- for Hexagon and eventually $125,000.- for Bryce., for a total of $500,000.-, assuming that I get a lifetime and unrestricted development license on Daz/Poser compatible contents as well.