Ask them, if Poser is such a 'toy', why there is so much support for it in these big, all-important applications?

3DSMax: GestureMax, BodyStudio
Maya: CR2 Loader, BodyStudio
LightWave: CR2 Loader, BodyStudio
C4D: CR2 Loader, BodyStudio, interPoser, CinePoser
Strata: CR2 Loader
Vue: Native Poser support
Carrara: Native support and Transposer
DAZ|Studio

And there are probably a dozen more that I've missed.

Maya's learning curve is basically a line that goes vertical from zero.  It is considered one of the most difficult 3D applications to learn and may take years or decades to master.  Expecting a green-horn to be fluent in this (and not already be in the industry working with it) deserves a good laugh...

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it harder, but when you do, you blow your whole leg off.

 -- Bjarne Stroustrup

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