tonyvilters posted at 12:29PM Mon, 19 June 2017 - #4307914

Don't forget Dave-So's initial remark. => In the beginning, there "ONLY" was Poser, and it was seen as a GREAT HOBBY 3D application.

All hobby artists started sharing what they made for FREE. => Times were great, and the user base grew.

Then came the problem. Some wanted to make money and started selling.

The "HOBBY" became a business. => And with business, the competition started at all levels. => Mine is better then yours, I sell more then you, I make more money then you, and so on..

Some took the opportunity to start a store to make even more money.

Economy took over the "hobby".

Not only for content, but later on also for the "newer" apps like DS and i-clone, and others.

There are those that still see "3D art" as a fine hobby and there are those that are more interested in paying the bills, and making even more money.

I take your point, even free share sites are now opening up stores so the trend continues. That said there are still a lot of users making stuff for free and even more making their own content, which begs the question 'when is program seen as being obsolete'? Is it when vendors can no longer make a profit from it or when people stop using it to create art?

 

 

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