Wow I can pick a hand full of things I don't like about Poser. But don't get me wrong I admit Poser is a more comprehensive package than D|S (without plugins).

I'm a hobbyist so price and short/shallow learning curve are most important. I started with D|S 1.8 because it was free. I never felt I had to read the D|S manual on how to use it.  I bought Poser 7 only recently (on special price deal). I HAD to read the Poser manual.

My first impression of Poser was equivalent to the same first impression I had many many years ago being forced by job change to go from an Apple Mac with mouse to a IBM compatible running MS-DOS with no mouse. Nuff said.

I hope DAZ keeps developing D|S. Keeping it Poser compatible is good but don't integrate it with Poser....ever. Also I love D|S plugin system. You only buy what you need when you need it. As my skills develop so do too my requirement for plugins to expand D|S versatility.