Quote - Unfortunately. The mere fact that Poser is bouncing around owners means it's not selling well at all

Re Poser sales

I reckon that if poser doesn't sell well, one of the reasons is that it's a hobbiest app. Strange, huh? You'd think that mass-market software would sell more copies. Well, it ain't necessarily so.

Pro apps, like 3d max, lightwave, and even photoshop owe a big chunk of their sales to professional studios. And they're more likely to acquire a legal copy, if only for the tech support.

On the other hand, hobbiest apps, like poser, are pirated to the max, thereby losing a huge number of legal sales. And before y'all rear up on your hind legs, I'm not accusing anyone here. I'm just stating general trends.

If you compare Adobe Photoshop users to Poser users, you'll find that a far larger percentage of PS users are in the graphics trade or pro studios. These people need a legal copy to do their work.  Many poser users can get away with using a dodgy copy and faff their way through any problems by coming to forums for the information they need. Time isn't money to them.

It's a bad situation for all software houses, and I'm sure e-F have to deal with it far more about it than they'd like, but it's a reality of life, unfortunately. There will always be some smart-ass who thinks it's cool to steal software.

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