I use Daz Studio for small things once in awhile. There's nothing wrong with either program so I don't see how it's taking over anything? Why so much drama over it? It only renders & does nothing else and hardly animates. I don't see it as a threat to Poser and neither should anyone else. It's a small free program for beginners who don't have a lot of money to spend or maybe none at all, to get into 3D. I haven't upgraded D|S is a long time because it lacks animation tools. Until they get a few more bells & whistles I won't upgrade.

Daz Studio hasn't kept up with Poser at all since it's release they are years behind it. They don't add anything to make the users stick with the program. And I dont have hundreds of dollars to spend on plugins or shaders.

Both programs are good to have though.

(MHO)