Poser vendors will support Paul and Pauline not out of good heart or because they suddenly stopped being luddites but because now there no question of what will happen of this field if Poser falters and DAZ remains the only game in town. For them, it is a simple question of business survival.

Vendors do not work for SM. If their platform is not profitable, vendors will simply move on to one that is, even if it is not their platform of choice. The whole business survival aspect falls on SM shoulders, not 3rd party. I do not expect vendors to support a platform that isn't bringing in money, regardless what company it is from. There might be loyalty among the community and fans, but vendors, not as much. They follow the money....Because it is their jobs. Nobody wants to spend weeks on something to get next to no return on it. It is extremely demotivating. And I echo what Rawn said. Dawn is a perfect example. A lot of Poser vendors showed initial support. But if a platform is not sustainable, majority of developers will dump it, and well, they have. So the chances of them supporting these new SM figures because it is a must for survival regardless if it's profitable or not? Sorry, that is not a reason. They will if the money is there, if not, they won't.

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