I remember being excited when my copy of P5 came in the mail. My friend asked why I was so excited, and he replied "it figures you'd use a program called Poser", and even now when he sees my manual laying out he asks "is this your book on how to be a poser?". I think that's a big part of it. I know if I didn't have Poser's figures I could eventually model my own in TrueSpace or zBrush. But since they are there I always end up using them, even though I know if I ever created a suitable character I'd never be able to use it in a game or anything commercial. I don't have a problem with the program itself, I think it's incredible. I think the combination of the name and the knowledge that the included content is so extensive gives one the impression that the artist might not be able to achieve that same quality in Carrara or blender. I do agree that if photographing live models can be art, so can rendering figures in Poser.