All of these are good reasons for both sides of the arguement, but they ignore the real reason I think people embrace DAZ's figures... Support. If DAZ puts out a figure there is no doubt it's going to be very well supported. It's going to have a variety of characters, textures, clothing and hairstyles suitable for a variety of  genres. Of all the various marketplaces for Poser consumables I think people have the most faith in DAZ's quality control... and if something unacceptable slips through, there's always that 30 day refund policy. 

I would love to be able to use other figures more, but the support is just not there. So unless you do your own texturing, model your own clothes...

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