It may start with the Vendors, but it ends with the users. It does not matter what figure you build content for if no one buys it, it dies.

Ahhh, well, it's not gonna matter anyway.  The vultures are circling and the carcass is rotting, so we'll soon see how happy the cheerleaders are when DS costs the same as Poser (used to) and figures run $100.00+ a pop.  

This is nothing more than speculation with absolutely no grounding at all. You really need to get over your hate of DS and its users.