While there are people around that want to produce pictures but do not have the skills to draw or paint there will always be a need for something like Poser or Studio.  I include myself in that number but I also accept that, population wide, I am in a monority.  Most of my friends and family do not understand what I do or even why, so I doubt there will be megabucks in 3D software.

As to the question of if the userbase is falling or even growing I don't think that we will ever know for certain unless of course the powers that be just stop producing the software at a cost that people can regard as resonable for a hobby.  Isolated stories do not really build a picture and most market moves can have two sides.  The recent sale in newer editions of Poser can be seen as a sign they are not selling enough copies.  On the other hand it can be seen as an attempt to move a large user base to the new versions to help the market grow.

One point is fairly clear though, them that says they know exactly what is happening in the market don't or if they did they would not be allowed to tell.

 

 

I use Poser 13 on Windows 11 - For Scene set up I use a Geekcom A5 -  Ryzen 9 5900HX, with 64 gig ram and 3 TB  storage, mini PC with final rendering done on normal sized desktop using an AMD Ryzen Threadipper 1950X CPU, Corsair Hydro H100i CPU cooler, 3XS EVGA GTX 1080i SC with 11g Ram, 4 X 16gig Corsair DDR4 Ram and a Corsair RM 100 PSU .   The desktop is in a remote location with rendering done via Queue Manager which gives me a clearer desktop and quieter computer room.