Quote - > Quote - Actually, it IS our fault as a userbase. Smith Micro bought Poser, and inherited a community that wants everything done for them. If change is going to happen, it has to start with us. Where we, lead as customers, Smith Micro would be idiots not to follow. And, right now, we are collectively leading them toward content-based programming. *apologies for typos. I'm still learning to type on my cellphone.

Isn't that Poser it's strength? If I had all the time I wanted to model,  I would do so, but I need/want results fast. Secondly, when it comes to organic live forms my modeling is horrible. I do technical items (vehicles, planes, architecture, furniture and such) quite well, but humans and do look terrible when I do so. If I had time and could model organic items, I wouldn't even give Poser a though, but use something much more suitable.

Without content Poser would be almost completely worthless and loose it's major selling strength. I agree, I want stuff done for me, I don't want to model it myself. There are many talented modelers around here that create beautiful figures (no, I'm not refering to V4/M4) and clothes for such a great price, that I cannot even afford to start modeling. Doing it myself would be so much more expensive.

So you can blame me for being the kind of customer I am, yes I'm very content orientated and without that I wouldn't even have a purpose for using Poser.

Having said that, it leaves more and enough room for SM to improve my content oriented experience and I sincerely do hope they do continue with their content-based programming!!!!

Perhaps it's time for you to look elsewhere if you need more?

Actually, that's not what I'm saying at all.

I'm saying that folks who are looking to Poser to be a cheap Lightwave are going to be sorely disappointed.  I don't have anything to do with Smith Micro, but you don't really need a crystal ball to see that. 
What I'm saying is that people who bemoan the fact that Smith Micro is following the way the userbase is going need to look at why the userbase is what it is.  You (not pointedly, collectively) need to look at what a company is going to look at.  They're not going to take the wants of the few over the wants of the many.  They're going to ignore the ones that want better technical handling (the few) over the ones that want better content management (the many). 
My post was actually directed at all the users who are screaming that Smith Micro isn't listening.   They are, actually.  They're listening to the majority of their customers.  I still feel, wholeheartedly, that too many people already don't use the bells and whistles properly as is, so I can't say I'd be surprised if the coolest innovations we get out of version 8 are based on content management.  We got some really great rendering options with P7 and Pro.  For which I'm VERY grateful. 
Everybody uses the program differently.  Everyone has different wants.  If they accomodated everyone, we'd be paying upwards of $1k for the program.

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