I haven't experienced 'lack of customer support' (Vue), on the contrary, the few times I've had to contact tech support, it has been swift. If you read the different forums and Facebook sites, they are often full of dissatisfied users (DAZ, Cornucopia, Renderosity or whatever) - because people are more likely to express dissatisfaction than the opposite.
It's a bit like you always hear about people being treated badly at the hospital, giving you the impression that all doctors are bad. But you seldom here about the many, many more cases where the treatment works...
(Of course it's very relevant to know about the pros and cons)

Quote: "Vue does seem to give me more realistic renders right out of the box and the artwork I've seen created with view does in my opinion surpass what I've seen of Bryce. It should be kept in mind though that a free program like Bryce will attract a lot more hobbiests and experimenters where as Vue, with it's higher price, would attract more professionals and semi-professionals."

About the pricing and quality - if Bryce had something to offer anyway near what you get from Vue, more 'semi-professionals' would use it, I guess.
Even the free Vue Pioneer offers beautiful realistic skies (rendered at a reasonable time) and use of pre-made ecosystems.

(Actually, I find it incredible that this discussion keeps coming up smile I'll quote from memory what another Vue'er wrote on Facebook, when DAZ made Bryce 7 free: "About Bryce, don't bother. If you have Vue, it's not worth the download time".

I don't know if a similar discussion DAZ Studio vs. Poser exists, but I think it would be much more tricky. IMHO the Studio is a quite powerful contender, prefer Poser though, because I know it better... )