I'm not so sure that exact scenario isn't already in the works.  

I'm just not sure that SM has the foresight to take on the onus of supporting that figure themselves until the vendor community feels 'safe' sinking the time into offering further support

Quote - You know, if SM would make a figure with a great human modeler (and we have a lot in the community) and then hand it over to Gabe for morphing and Mike for weightmapping/rigging, one day Poser users might just say "Daz who?" SM should put em on the payroll if they're smart ;).

Laurie