chaecuna posted at 7:22PM Sun, 01 November 2015 - #4236294

Smith Micro financial situation has impact on the viability of Poser as a continuing developed product or, more sensibly, in our case, with its survival. The evolution of Poser impacts the monopoly status that DAZ is achieving and, consequently, their commercial policies.

Really any citations? :) Again you're insinuating something sinister is going on with DAZ3D with words like (monopoly) with no real actual data to back it up. Of course personal opinion and speculation may be strongly influencing your statements?

Daz3D has a monopoly I guess someone should let Autodesk, Pixologic and many other players know, as I'm sure it will be news to them.

What makes you think that Poser/Smith Micro is a competitor to Daz3D anyway? I'd be interested in seeing your opinion in what they are in direct competition with other than by vigilant forumites rattling sabres. And why you think the actions or inactions of SM in regards to Poser actually influence the development of Daz Studio at all? It seems more the other way around of late Poser development is influenced by DS. Just look at talks about Poser 2020 or whatever it is tagged as these days ;)

EDIT: Sorry just seen LPR asking the subject to be dropped, so consider the question marks rhetorical.