Small nitpicky pedant bit on my part:

Quote - it is the  Mac OS that is under tight EULA and proprietary  but then so is Windows as both MS& Apple have the right to protect their IP.

 

You are fully correct about Windows, but OSX is mostly open source - you can download the source code for most of the OS right here:

 

http://opensource.apple.com 

 

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As for the DS Genesis figure, I can see why a lot of merchants would hate it immediately - now anyone can, with a minimal amount of work, create whatever character they want, with only texturing and prosthesis (e.g. sci-fi/cyborg) as the last obstacle remaining. No need to go out and spend $20 for just the right look anymore. To follow, a whole lot of merchants are suddenly faced with the prospect of not selling items. Others, while not as affected, will have to learn how to make items for the new figure.

 

The concept I really like, though - dialing-up a figure of just the right proportions, look, etc is actually damned cool - having clothes that automatically fit is even damned cooler.

 

I find the DS4 UI to be (on first impression) a right PITA, but to be fair, most of that is because I feel it to be too dumbed-down, parts are missing that should be present, it's fairly resource-intensive, etc. As time permits, I'll sit down and learn it, and likely find the bits that got moved.

 

Meanwhile, I'm scoping out Poser again, hoping that the 16" laptop screen is sufficient in size for traveling and goofing around, and that the Core i7 / 6GB / NVIDIA bits inside are sufficiently powerful to do the job there as well.

 

(...told you I was serious about getting back into this thing :) ).