Quote - Even if they did do so, there's nothing guaranteeing that Smith Mirco will feel it necessary to rework the rigging in Poser yet again to use the new system in Daz Studio.

True, but just as Daz's income partly relies on purchases from Poser users. Smith Micro could potentially lose some customers it it didn't at least partially support future figures from Daz. I've always said that I hate using Daz Studio and can never figure out how to use it, but I love their figures, I think that's what they do best. It is so long ago that I used the Poser bundled figures that I have trouble even remembering their names!

From what I've heard there never has been any bad blood between the two. They both work better when they work together. Everybody wins. :)

Daz Studio 4.8 and 4.9beta, Blender 2.78, Sketchup, Poser Pro 2014 Game Dev SR5 on Windows 8 Pro x64. Poser Display Units are inches