FunkyMunky
As for the next release date, FS seems to be renamed every two years; FS98, 2000, 2002, 2004 etc; and released a year earlier, so unless MS bucks the trend, FS 2006 should be out in 2005
Any idea when that tends to be? ie Is it worth purchasing FS2004 now, or perhaps waiting a few weeks or so for FS2006?