Quote - You're over simplifying.  It's isn't all cut and dry like that.

Poser and DS, for the most part, are animation and figure posing tools.  Though you can rig, morph, and other things with them.  Poser Pro 2014 at full price is 1/7 the cost of Max, 1/8 the cost of C4D, if you get the versions with all features.  Plus those higher end programs are also meant for other purposes like modeling.

When it comes to companies, free is usually not really free.  There are exceptions but they are usually lead-ins.  I'm talking very very generally here, not about "movements" such as open source.

DS is free but it is a lead in, where revenue is generated in content, plugins and so on.

Figures that are free often lead back to content that at least minimally supports them.

Freebies are great.  I love freebies.  I make freebies and love sharing them and seeing folks use them.  But revenue has to be generated somewhere, somehow or it isn't sustainable.  Even those making freeware and so on are getting donations (or kickstarters) or do it in their spare time or perhaps are independently wealthy, for all I know :)

Your mixing 2 diffrent post of mine togeather.

from one post.
DAZ,Blender is free but we still buy Poser.

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from another post.
patorak3d asked how I liked Pro 14.
I just explained not to expect top of the line character creation tools.

 

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