Actually DS's strategy, I strongly believe, is to place themselves in the MIDDLE of LW, MAX, C4D, etc. and also pull in the lower users from Vue and Bryce. Yes, you do get a sense of "Lightwave Light" in Daz Studio, but I have also been importing MAX files converted to 3DS and they look a LOT like MAX 3-4 renders- of a "MAX Light" variety. With DS binary files and path organization, high-end software users will experience GREATLY IMPROVED model imports- something DAZ could not provide via Poser since they had no control over Poser code, which as we know, is quite ancient. I predict nearly ALL high-end 3D users will be using DAZ STUDIO as their primary Daz Model IMPORT PLATFORM by the end of 2004. And, yes, MIMIC will be integrated into all of this as well.