@grimx - I mostly agree with you. However I don't see Poser being "killed" by DS any time soon. Too many people are still using various versions of it and will continue to do so long after it's no longer being developed, if that ever happens.

I think what is more probable, based on the way things have been looking lately, is that it will gradually lose its appeal to the majority of content vendors who no longer see it as a sustainable source of income, as the Gen4 figures grow increasingly older and nothing better replaces them that the Poser communities are willing to accept. Most people seem pretty adamant about not wanting to move to any figures that aren't DAZ (which is why I quit developing the figures I was working on as it's mostly a waste of time and energy at this point for anyone to try). Until that mindset changes across the community, nothing else will either. There have been several figures come along in recent years that had a lot of potential and could have been made better had the Poser community as a whole shown more support for them - in terms of buying or at least verbal support and encouragement. But that didn't happen, cause it wasn't from DAZ. Seems to me like a serious case of self-imposed grid-lock. 

Anyway, if y'all want to discuss positive aspects of what might make Poser or its content more appealing that's fine but this thread isn't going to become another Poser vs DAZ argument or I'll just lock it. The OP's question has pretty much been satisfied so most anything else regarding DAZ is just tempting fate. Just throwing that out there as fair warning.