Conniekat8 opened this issue on Feb 29, 2008 · 80 posts
byAnton posted Sat, 01 March 2008 at 3:22 PM
Quote - DAZ didn't have to bail out PP in 2005. There was literally no business case to justify it save for preserving diversity within Poserdom.
No disrespect intended, but "preserving diversity within Poserdom"? :) lol Oh yeah that's why they bought it. It must be on the Daz mission statement. "Preserving diveristy within Poserdom". Seriously ....
Of course there was a very good business case to justify it. They has sought to purchase it once before with reason then as well.
Poser Pros sold for less than a used car so it was a hard bargain to pass up. People forget the three Daz store sections that existed prior to the purchase.
Poser Pros was bought, not as a charitable rescue attempt, but as a smart business decision to replace the Loft, while preserving someplace to send products that might not have passes acceptance into Premier, while still allowing money to be made if they sold. Also it was a cheap way to aquire a dominant Poser domain and good PR. A win win situation.
Saying the forums were unaltered isn't really accurate is it? And that was the second reason to buy PoserPros, especially for just a few thousand dollars; the got the forums that went with it. Not that those changes were bad, but the site was not left uninfluenced by Daz policies. I don't think any PP moderator or admin would deny that.
Noone should be offended by anyone's opinions. Merchant issues and concerns are often completely different than customer issues and concerns.
Wherever merchants end up, best of luck to them. Choose stores that empower your rights, not silence them. Just my opinion, of course.
On a side note. I am not familiar with the acronym DDU. Sorry to sound daft, but what is it?
-Anton, creator of Apollo Maximus
"Conviction without truth is denial; Denial in the
face of truth is concealment."