Wow, what a lot of debate! And to think when I read the initial post my first thought was "what is he/she talking about?" I remembered seeing lots of stuff for MayaDoll and AnimeDoll here and at Studio Maya. Pretty well supported, I'd say. Laroo seems to have TONS of support over at RDNA. But strangely, not anywhere else. I think Laroo 2 is probably the best looking toon figure. The LE version even ships in the box with P6. Yet nobody outside RDNA seems to support her - I hardly ever see Laroo freebies popping up here. She is well supported over there, though. Do DAZ-brokered artists count as DAZ? 3DUniverse's Stacy figure is another one I'd say is pretty well supported, even if you have to dig around a little. I also see some healthy support for the Sixus figures, including 3rd party support. It's tempting to compare Apollo to V3/M3 but remember, Apollo is a NEWBORN compared to those two. V3 did not spring fully formed from DAZ's forehead. Part of her success is her ability to capitalize on DAZ's existing product base of V1 and V2 users. It might be more fair to compare Apollo V1 to Victoria V1. Then again, Vicki 1 was entering an uncrowded market and had all that potential revenue and 3rd party focus to herself. Anyone coming into the game now has a lot more competition for the pool of Poser dollars, though thankfully the pool has grown larger as well. I'd say it's a bit over-dramatic to say that the Poser community has a cult-like devotion to DAZ. Clearly there is room for a variety of content - lots of niches in the ecosystem, if you will - and although DAZ currently occupies the coveted "most popular" spot that doesn't make their customers cultists. DAZ's web presence and marketing machine are assets at least as important as their 3D content. They are the Wal-Mart or the Home Depot of the Poser world. I don't go to Home Depot because I'm a member of the Home Depot cult, even though I frequently buy items on impulse while there. I go there because I know they are likely to have what I need, and that I'm likely to see other things that might interest me, and because it's CONVENIENT. DAZ can offer this kind of convenience, while multiple small merchants can't, no matter what the quality of their products. Perhaps if they banded together under some kind of shared branding/marketing arrangement... some sort of Content Eden or Content Heaven or something. ;-) - Jimdoria ~@>@

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