Oh I agree on that, more hope than I've had in a long time. I honestly didn't expect to see a major poser update from SM again...some people might point to the 11.1 thing but that didn't feel major to me, maybe it did to those that had a specific problem addressed.
And by-the-by, thank you for sticking with Sasha's update through the trials and tribulations. I've been using her exclusively since our correspondence on these boards quite some time back. A couple weeks ago I wrapped the project I'd been working on and thought I'd wander in to see if there had been any updates before I started the character dev process for my next one. Was pleasantly surprised to see Sasha-2019 basically at the doorstep! She's a joy to work with and your hard work does not go unappreciated.
Just remember not to be discouraged if there's not a lot of info coming out of Rendo for awhile yet.
Poser ownership is a 20+ year old, 40 headed hydra of corporate ownerships, different dev teams, legacy rights, and third party product integration. The "purchase" may have happened but that's the easy part...now the work begins.