Well, I don't think Eovia would need to go that far- just being able to, say, import Bryce native files and Bryce Procedurals would be a popular thing, I think. (BTW- I have not been impressed with Carrara's procedural mats- at least those I've seen in demos, etc.- Bryce still has superior mats- E-on only caught up with Bryce there with Vue 5.)

In my opinion, DAZ should have never bought Bryce in the first place. I think Brian Brandenburg had a lot to do with it- at a time DAZ had the cash laying around- but Brandenburg left DAZ shortly there-after. So-- I think DAZ (Dan Farr) has really just hoped to milk the loyalty and sentiment of Bryce users and supply DAZ models to Bryce via DAZ Studio. Actually, this is a STUPID concept- but what it may be for DAZ is part of a test-bed to create host-links, etc. for later use with Lightwave, MAX, etc. This is why I have a hard time seeing that DAZ would really try to OUT-DO Vue... It really is NOT in DAZ's main interest, I think.
I really DON'T see a SUPER Bryce 6 coming. It has taken DAZ an awful long time just to get DAZ Studio up to 1.0 speed as INTRO-LEVEL software. 3Delight COULD go INFINITELY further- but they have so far really choked DAZ Studio back
to the point that its still fairly worthless- except as a FREEBIE to manipulate NUDE Vickies (where DAZ sells the add-ons-- the MAIN Purpose of DAZ Studio).

So I see DAZ, which has a business as a model-maker... as doing what it can to FACILITATE the sales of models into other 3D apps. This is why I even POSTULATE the somewhat WILD, but POSSIBLE concept that DAZ could work with Planetside to bring Terragen 2 features into Bryce 6 as a Plug-In. This could happen because DAZ, which wants to sell models, would provide to Planetside the DAZ file import- and perhaps even DAZ model manipulation features- in exchange for Terragen 2 features in Bryce. BRYCE would live ON- but as a model HOST and Plug-IN HOST. Of course, its just a "theory"- but it would suit DAZ's interests JUST FINE...