RorrKonn opened this issue on Jun 03, 2014 · 148 posts
pumeco posted Thu, 05 June 2014 at 9:01 AM
You both sound like you're picking arguments.
@Vilters
I know more about business and marketing than you'd ever be capable of comprehending. Shane's comment doesn't mean I wasn't talking relevant, it means he wasn't aware I was talking relevant. I've since pointed out why it was (and is) relevant.
Whether you agree with me has no bearing on how relevant it remains, and I had no idea that my opinion had to be validated by everyone that has the potential to read it. You think I'm wrong, I know I'm right, that's good enough for me.
@Parkdalegardener
Perhaps I need to explain it a little better for you, I'll give it a go while avoiding the ignorant tone you seem to enjoy using.
I have no problem learning stuff, I enjoy learning. The point is there is no official Poser content developer documentation to learn. You also need to understand the difference between whining about something and pointing something out. I was not whining. I was pointing something out that is missing and is required. The requirement is not unique to Poser, it applies to anything where a third party is expected to create content for another companies product.
Vendors aren't mind readers, programmers aren't mind readers. A vendor should not be expected to develop content for Poser without adequate developer documentation, any more than a person new to machine code would be expected to know how to program a device without the documentation for it.
Scenario for you:
DAZ = No official content development guide.
SmithMicro = No official content development guide.
It's not as important in DAZ's case because DAZ already have something to draw the users, they have Victoria. SmithMicro have no Victoria. And because they have no Victoria, they have less of an attraction in the field of "content", because "content", for the most part, revolves around the users most used figure.
Dawn, no mater how good she is, is just another figure when she's aimed at a program where the content is centered around a figure produced by a competing company. This isn't rocket science, it's not the sort of thing a company should even have to discuss. It's something that is blazingly obvious, and until they rectify that, actions like bundling Dawn with Poser is effectively pissing into the wind.
Like I said, I like the idea of Dawn, I think the logic behind her is "good business", but she's been dropped into an unwelcoming community, and the reason it's unwelcoming is for the same reason time and time again:
It's because she's not Vickie.