Originally Posted by The Website
Vue 8 Pioneer is a real product. It's not a trial version and you won't get any watermarks on your renders (although you do get a logo*).
Unlike the Personal Learning Edition, the product can be upgraded to higher end versions of Vue, and you can exchange scenes with other Vue users.
If you upgrade or change your computer, you won't lose your scenes like you do with the PLE. You should only consider the PLE as a short term option, whereas you could go on using Pioneer forever!