Guess I opened a can of worms with that question, hey?

I'm not familiar with D|S since it's been revamped - I had it when it was version .95 or something. There were no plugins. I then got Poser 6... which was a ready source of frustration because of its instability and slow behaviour, then moved to 7 when the price was right - same reason I got Vue d'Esprit. The price was right.

Now, reading the forums, I hear a lot of whingeing on the part of Poser users wanting to import figures into Vue.

Point being: no such thing as a perfect app. I've tried Cararra - abysmally slow and clunky and buggy - crashed more than it flew. Hey, that's just MY experience - I'm sure there are artists who use Cararra to great effect.

My point in bringing up this question was this: I had heard rumours - and I know I shouldn't be spreading them BUT - that Smith Micro does not develop software: they buy end-of-line stuff and flog it until there's nothing left to flog. Please refute this if you do know of development being undertaken for the next version of Poser.

Even IF this is the last version, I'll keep using it. There is a lot one can do with Poser 5-6-7 (maybe even earlier versions too) - haven't even scratched the surface of its capabilities. Tutorials and discussions and forums continue to breathe life into this awesome tool. I do not believe that unless development continues on a product, that product is no longer valid or dead.

Monterey/Mint21.x/Win10 - Blender3.x - PP11.3(cm) - Musescore3.6.2

Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehen
[it is clear that humans have contempt for that which they do not understand] 

Metaphor of Chooks