Quote - OK folks....actually, when it comes down to it, us users (of either program) really know nothing. We're just fighting about perceived slights. No one can tell by the tone of any average Poser user, Smith Micro's intentions. And no one can tell by some of Daz's actions of late what they really have planned. Unless you want to fight over perceptions rather than facts, then continue...lol.

Laurie

Which was my point, Laurie. I seriously doubt that what seems to create such angst in end-users (SM or DAZ) is really all that big a deal to either company. They have their objectives, and cross-compatibility - whether DAZ or SM - doesn't appear to be a really big factor. To either of them. So, for us to make angry assumptions about their intentions (because we're not happy that cross-compatibility is not as important to them as it is to us) is a bit near-sighted. They don't care. We shouldn't spend any energy caring either.

Go with what you can get out of either one. I'm sticking with SM for my base application because at the end of the day, there's more flexible bang-for-the-buck. I don't have to pay for a lot of Python stuff people are writing to extend my favourite app. I like that.

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