Jaitea said:

Stop looking at the leaves and step back to see the forest

J

I really like your quote there :)

But yeah Boba never intended to kill Han, as some of you have already stated: "He's no good to me dead" (always loved that delivery) and "What if he doesn't survive? He's worth a lot to me". It's possible Boba could've gotten something from Jabba for a dead Han, but it would've been next to nothing (plus he would've missed out on another big pay, the "substantial reward" from Vader, let alone making Vader upset). Just like Greedo, I always imagined the Rodian wanting to take Han in alive for the bigger slice (since he NEVER took a shot at Han).

Side note: I'd enjoy possibly seeing "disintegrations" being used in the PT:R, or at least maybe the reference in a cool voice: "I will disintegrate you" (if there is a Fett still seen).