Interesting. It never occurred to me that this sale was a reaction to Passport/CP. Could be - market share matters in Poserdom.

DAZ does seem to be moving toward a mass market kind of model. Which isn't all bad. They are bringing in new customers with their free D|S program, and many of them go on to buy Poser content (and even Poser itself) at other sites.

That does mean lower prices. But it's not necessarily a bad thing, if you make it up in volume. And I think they are. I heard they sold 10,000 copies of some of their March Madness items. And they keep doing it, so I suspect they aren't losing money at it.

Prices are getting lower, but I don't think DAZ is really to blame. There are just too many people who are making and selling Poser content, and many of them are not doing it for a living. It's a hobby. They have day jobs. So they can afford to price their stuff really low.