well, i think this kind of ends it.  because i just disagree, and i don't think we'll come to any resolution.  i'd say that 99.9% of the time it's about marketing.  before marketing, tobacco was used occassionally and religiously by people in the americas.  after marketing, it's an addiction. 

and the whole reason the tobacco industry had turned to asian women was because they had hit an above 90% saturation level with men (i think it was actually 99%).  not so much "certain kinds of people."  

but this is just more of me (and you) stating the same things over and over. 

and um, i would bet that poser users are an entirely different market than what i was talking about.  i was speaking of the active purchasing community.  if you want to talk poser users, i'd bet on a minority of people having victoria (though i'd be loathe to place money down).  i've watched about 5 years of the same class being taught where one of the software items learned by students was poser.  many continue  to use it after the class.   every single student i've shown poser products and communties has been turned off by the style and content of the artwork and products (commercial and free), and all have used the default figures.  none were interested in the slightest in frequenting any poser sites, let alone buying anything.  i'm sure tons of people learn poser or come across it for various reasons and either don't get into content collection or don't buy anything at all.

heck, i showed someone at work the free figures available- he was looking for meshes for someone else to bone to do some animations.  he wasn't interested in any of the daz or free zygote human meshes, and instead went with a custom built one.  it wasn't better but it was different.

as for the 2000 people number - don't know what to tell you.  next time i see someone quote that, i'll point them to you.  i think i've seen people who quote that number (that and 3000) mention surveys and have some sort of background knowledge, but it could just be a myth perpetuating through the community (i've seen it several times).  everything i've witnessed, however, indicates that all the figures i've mentioned have a surprisingly large portion of the market and they only thing they have is a different look.

and many products in general live and die by their support.