Well I think cooperation between the two companies is a good thing. I'm a lover, not a hater.

One thing that happens to stick out in my mind though is the number of ads for DAZ Studio I see in 3d mags...yes and we all know how 3d pros love Poser/DAZ. But honestly is DAZ better than Poser? Why are they getting more love than Poser in these mags? Are they buying the space and Poser isn't??? Maybe it's just the mags I read.
They both probably run neck and neck in terms of use and abilities, though I really don't know since I just use Poser and am happily satisfied with its use....but I do use V4 from time to time, she does have a nice behind (ohhhh behave!)

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