Is it possible that the move to Genesis, whatever its merits, was just too big of a hurdle for many users and content sales were suffering?  If so, reverting to the old business model of giving away the software to pump sales of content is not such a stretch.

It seems odd to me that some members of a site which is the defacto content site for Poser content see nefarious motives behind every move of DAZ, yet don't seem to bemoan the fact that Smith Micro offers only Content Paradise (boy, what a misnomer).

SM doesn't have to moderate the behavior on their forums - because they simply closed them down.  You can berate DAZ for the way they handle their forums and members, but at least they continue to provide a forum for feedback and interaction.  I can only assume that SM trolls here to see how their latest product and strategy is panning out with the customers.

Love 'em or hate 'em, at least DAZ is still in there swinging.

Lotus 123 ~ S-Render ~ OS/2 WARP ~ IBM 8088 / 4.77 Mhz ~ Hercules Ultima graphics, Hitachi 10 MB HDD, 64K RAM, 12 in diagonal CRT Monitor (16 colors / 60 Hz refresh rate), 240 Watt PS, Dual 1.44 MB Floppies, 2 button mouse input device.  Beige horizontal case.  I don't display my unit.