If I'd been asked I would have suggested a PBR-based GPU solution optimized for animation, rather than a CPU renderer optimized for stills.  Just because I disagree with your perspective on Poser development doesn't mean I agree any more with the actual direction of development.

I'm not saying I don't agree, either.  I bought Reality because Firefly is just too slow for the quality it produces.  Another CPU renderer was the last thing on my list of things to add, that doesn't mean I won't use or benefit from it.  I'd just have been more excited if improvements to the physics, better weight painting, geografting or something like that were also chosen for the sneak-peek.  I understand that Cycles is but one improvement and was shown because it is already able to produce output.