DAZ isn't looking for artists, hobbiest, or profesionals, they are looking for consumers and little more.

And the one thing I have learned in all my years with DAZ is you can't believe anything they tell you.

**smoke and mirrors ** (American & Australian) something which is intended to confuse or deceive people, especially by making them believe that a situation is better than it really is.

dog and pony show

Fig. a display, demonstration, or exhibition of something-such as something one is selling. (As in a circus act where trained dogs leap onto and off of trained ponies.) *Gary went into his standard dog and pony show, trying to sell us on an upgrade to our software. *