The S3D people are clearly under strict orders not to say ANYTHING concrete or substantive about Version 5. This is clearly coming from the top brass, who have NO clue about customer relations.
I find it hard to believe that they are still making much money selling Version 4. Anyone who does the least bit of homework will figure out there's a serious problem at S3D. That begs the question: how are they still keeping the lights on? If it's venture capital, I'm amazed someone hasn't read them the riot act about the way they have mishandled Version 5, not only from a technical/delivery standpoint, but the way they have squandered customer good will.
I bought S3D on the recommendation of a friend. I have recommended it to others in the past. That friend has jumped ship, as have others I have gotten to know in the 3D printing community. There's certainly no way I would recommend anyone buy it now. That's a whole hidden sales chain that has dried up & blown away solely due to the lack of ANY real information about Version 5.