Why do you care what those people think? Are you making money off poser? Are they off their products? I think of it that the person who shows up at the bank with the most $$$ is the winner irregardless of who used waht tool. Just forget them and do what you want to do. Aspire but don't compete. Examine but don't invalidate. Grow but don't inflate and swell. I also don't think 3d art is art, certainly not at the calibre of a hand drawn artist. Those people I admire greatly. I gaurentee most of those 3d max and Maya guys couldn't draw a stick figure with a stencil. I know, I work with plenty of them.