That favors CL and Poser because people are reluctant to abandon the format they have for another till they have to. Both CL/EF and DAZ have made significant contributions to this community, and both deserve to succeed. I doubt that we will see an abrupt change. To have Poser 7 or DAZ Studio 2 come out without support for legacy figures would be a mistake for both companies, and the biggest backlash wlil come from community members that scream murder because of significant investments in addons. Support for older legacy content will probably remain, and then gradually phased out. DAZ Studio and Poser will probably go in different directions, yes, but legacy support will probably be phased out as new innovations are widely embraced.