Hrm.

 

Hornet, let me do an analogy.

In the 1980's, the big reason Microsoft got up and ran away with the majority of the PC user marketshare has to do with one mantra: "Software Sells Systems."  

Consider the PC OS (Mac or Windows) as Poser or DS. Consider PC software as the meshes - Vicky, etc etc.  In this analogy, Vicky is the "killer app." People generally don't give two craps about the OS (let alone the hardware), but they will learn to type on a keyboard made out of barbed wire in order to use that killer app. 

Same-same here... The application (DS or Poser) doesn't mean jack to the typical hobbyist. If the app doesn't do it, the plugins, add-ons and complimentary software will suffice just fine (see also the existence of, oh, Vue d' Esprit).

No - what users want is their Fantasy/Steampunk/Faeries/Dragons/pr0n/SciFi/Whatever, and they want it right the hell now. The app is only a means to that end - nothing more.

DAZ (I think they still?) understand that. SmithMicro (still?) does not. 

 

I think that instead of "software sells systems", the mantra up in Poserland should be "mesh sells apps."