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EClark1894 wrote : "I never liked the fact that DAZ was making Studio in the first place"

Well at least you have blatantly confirmed
what many suspected all along.

You could have just asked. I'd have been happy to tell you. I know the reasoning behind the decision to do so at the time, but it just never flew with me.

BUT... I've never once criticised or tried to discouraged anyone from using Studio (or Genesis, for that matter) if that was their preference.