i think the question here should be: why would most of us use high end apps?  dont get me wrong i use Max and love it for some things , like modeling and simulation, but if i am doing character animation or character based imagery poser is my first choice, with premade/customisable characters and content out the wazoo and relatively simple interface....

i have seen some remarkable work done by people in high end Apps but they arent really geared toward the common folk like me, theyre geared more toward teams of highly trained  professional technicians each specialising in their own field from modeling to lighting engineers to rendering specialists often using multiple high end Apps each doing their part to make the majik happen...i commend those who take the time and have the patience and skills to study and learn these high end Apps ,but for those of us who only want to express ourselves artisticly without having to take years studying how to use these Apps and/or lacking the money to afford these Apps... poser is the logical choice IMHO

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