"Daz" doesn't make content, the artists that broker w/ it do all the content creating, and most of them sell here as well...

If Daz3d were to focus on just Daz Studio and the content end of things, it would be much better for everyone, they put too much effort into the other things that, as mentioned and I agree, doesn't fit their "sales model"...

If Smith Micro picked up Carrara, Bryce and Hex, that'd be too awesome... They CAN handle software, and having all the family in one place again would be golden. It should have been the logical path, but that's just me...

Daz can push content for their figures, and the software we render in is pretty much a moot issue, but for those that can't handle the big guns (was that a tomato someone threw?!?), they have the option of Daz Studio, only ensuring -anyone- can take advantage of their content... They have a free version, and should someone choose, an advanced version. Pretty slick actually...

They sell Hex for 2 dollars, you can't expect any development on that, it may as well be free. If you did the math, ALL sales on Hex prolly isn't worth even 1 1/2 descent software engineer =/ They also gave Carrara away w/ a magazine not too long ago... That really doesn't push content, and was NOT necessary, as people can use and render w/ the free Daz Studio. It only gave them another rendering option. Bryce was free for quite a while, and the newest release isn't expensive at all. I just don't think any of their software they are running is worth it "to them"... It makes a very small percentage of what they bring in...

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In short, they really aren't doing anything w/ the software they have now anyways. Sell it off, and focus on Daz Studio and Content.

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