"For all you jokers that are throwing around disinformation, misinformation and just plain balderdash, I say haul your virtual butts over to DAZ Bryce Talk forum and get the correct information"

What disinformation or balderdash have you seen? It is a clear fact that Daz has not supported the features of Poser5 and the current requirement for Bryce to import from D|S instead of poser files directly is continuing that trend. It is also clear that Daz will be releasing content that is better suited for D|S than it is for Poser.

Let me know when you see anything untrue with either of those statements.

"To have this wonderful tool updated to work more seemless with poser can only be a plus. (shakes head and walks away)"

It is a huge plus, especially for those who do not have a advanced rendering engine already. Those with Poser5 or Vue or another package with a modern render back end may not see as many benefits. There's no problem with that.

"They are seeking the people who do NOT have poser -- and there are a hell of a lot more of them them than there are of us. get enough of them, and you don't need to worry about us."

I agree. I have always said that Daz has a HUGE market potential in the larger 3D universe. I just don't really see the Bryce purchase as a move in that direction. Bryce has no more of the pro level abilities and/or respect than Poser does. Daz has brought to themselves a huge new market - but it is a lateral move, not a forward one. No combination of Poser + Bryce + D|S will result in a tool taken seriously in the pro level market without massive updates to the core technology in Bryce.

"You can't just scale her down and make her look like SP3 does You cna scale body parts but then clothes don't fit etc. "

It's too bad Daz never supported the Poser5 cloth dynamics - this would have been a non issue now and their market share would have increased. I would gladly pay 30$ for a item of clothing that was well made and fit all my figures... more in fact. But to pay $30 for items that won't fit if I morph and only work on one character? Not any more.