Not neccessarily, Maya is not stronger. Max has far better spline modeling tools. And what the f***, Max is cheaper? $3000 US. Now, you dont HAVE to have all of the Maya Cloth and Fur and whatever crap... you can do all that... addmittedly takes more time, but you can do it in maya particles amd stuff. I can simulate with soft bodies as cloth so much better than I can do so with actual Maya Cloth. :angery: So. And for fur, you can use the Shave and Cut program that is... well FREE. And you can make polygon hair.

3ds Max 8 - $3000
Maya Complete - $2000
Maya Unlimited - $7100

Max is one of the most Expensive programs out there!

XSI Foundations - $500
Cinema 4D - $600
Lightwave 3D - $750
3ds Max 8 - $3000

Alright?
sorry for ranting... i dont mean to offend. So if I offend you... then sorry