I think its a branding tie-in, albeit some might call a throwback, to Poser's inital association with Kai's PowerTools [weren't they both MetaCreations at one time?]. While I agree that they have done beautiful things with the interface, the marriage of form and function can be hard on machines not up to the overhead. Still, even though it might have been a bit on the side of overkill, I can honestly say I like the artistic and visionary design of the interface. :)