If you enforce "Standards", then freedom has to go.

Creating better tech is one thing, adhering to arbitrary "industry standards" is something completely other.

These "standards" might be good for "The industry", but who says they might automatically be good for "The hobbyist" crowd, too?

I was dead set against SM  "Going Pro", I'm just as dead set against Studio trying to do the same.

I want realistic figures with realistic bends and I can achieve that without the need for "standards".

I've proven that several times.

All this "standards" thing is DAZ hoping to hit the big time one day.

(Didn't work in the past and I doubt we'll ever see a Vicky starring in a major flic, but that's just my personal opinion.)

Good for them.

But I don't care about that. And I doubt the majority of hobbyist users will care about that, too.

I care about having a figure at my disposal which I have 100% control over.

And that's not the case with G3. (Or G2,or G1, despite their other remarkable advantages)

The non DAZ figures are no good, because they are poorly made.

The DAZ figures are no good because they are "too professional".

I think that pretty much sums it up.