Okay Poser monopoly? Here goes.

Daz3D sells content right, if Poser can use the content too, that's awesome, more sales for Daz3D. Right? If other players in the Industry and I mean the 3D graphics industry can use that content as well, also awesome - Win WIn Win... So in other words Daz3D would love to see V7 compatibility with Poser but not at the expense of handicapping their content output to fit an aging platform base.

SM sells software, and the best way to sell a standalone product is to minimise competition. Market Share is key to long term viability for this business model.

If SM could buy out DS and shelve it, it would be in there interest, business wise, to do so. Would it not?

Daz Studio is competition to Poser, Poser is not competition to Daz Studio again from a revenue point of view. As Daz3D doesn't generate direct revenue through Daz Studio.

So SM is intentionally not collaborating trying to force its users to use only what it's own platform supports. Which is becoming more and more niche.

IF SM are not monopolising why would they not build platform support for broader compatibility which are in fact industry standards? DS is broadening its compatibility of it's content. SM is refusing to budge why is that do you think?

Perhaps their business plan was to try to freeze Daz3D out of the market? Well this strategy which is quite monopolistic seems to be failing for them.

The point is that V7 is compatible with DS, 3DS Max, Maya, SoftImage, Modo plus more. Poser is the isolated platform not DS.

Why should it be Daz3D's responsibility to cripple their products to keep compatibility with a system that refuses to modernise? When the Poser Platform creators absolutely flat out refuse to collaborate to that end. And at Daz3D's expense of offering a broader support base to the wider industry as a whole. And at an end result of reducing capability for DS users.