"So what is a company going to make money on if all that is provided for free?"

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Who says such a figure should be free ?

Posette originally was several hundred dollars when sold by Zygote.

Even V2 and V3 were originally really expensive. But DAZ still made a profit.

The thing is:

Does a "high end Poser market" exist ?

Are there Poser users out there willing to pay real money for top notch figures ? (And clothing ?)

Or are we forever stuck with cheaply made figures and cheaply made clothing so that the masses can have lots of $1.99 content ?

Why shouldn't both markets be able to co-exist like in the real world where you can buy a VW or you can buy a Ferrari.