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It seems this whole reactionary  effort thus far has been  to"prove the naysayers wrong" and keep up with the DAZ Crowd.

I agree that Poser, like Daz, is what it is...especially in regards to using Poser/Daz content to render in other higher end apps.  But that doesn't mean each application doesn't have the potential to evolve.  I started this thread, not to foster the "keeping up with the Jonseses..over at Daz" mentality, but because Poser has room for growth. I was hoping that by bringing such changes at Daz to the public eye here in the community, some might take on such a task.  In this case, I consider myself fortunate to witness such an attempt.

You seem to enjoy praising Daz because they are taking such steps to increase it's capabilities, modernize it's code base, etc.  Daz looked at many Poser features during its development and implemented it's own iterations.  Should not Poser and their very talented programmers, also be encouraged to do so? 

I would also like to see radical changes to Poser.  Encouragement of community driven efforts such as this are important and necessary, if for no other reason than to show what the other guy is doing and thus provide the impetus for change.