ChromeStar posted at 4:17PM Mon, 26 April 2021 - #4417742

parkdalegardener posted at 2:16PM Mon, 26 April 2021 - #4417732

I understand. I think there are way more reasons as to why DAZ assets have a larger market share than Bondware has, than just a free giveaway. Expecting a company that just shelled out for a property, that only earns by offering for sale copies; to offer it free is highly unlikely and extremely bad business practice.

I don't think it's true that Renderosity only earns money off Poser by selling copies, since they also sell content. But it's a good point that they just spent the money and will need to recoup that. A free version of Poser might make sense at some point, and I think it would be worth looking at, but it probably doesn't make sense right away.

There was also a suggestion earlier to make Poser 11 free. I don't think that would be a good idea either, because with the changes in Superfly and Python, the upgrade from 11 to 12 may be a little rough. You want new users to start in 12 right away so they never experience that transition at all.

I think there is a lack of distinction between Bondware and Renderosity that is being missed here. Bondware is a software developer similar to Smith Micro in some respects. Renderosity is a brokerage that takes a cut of asset transactions. There is a difference here that some seem to not understand. I guess the point is moot. Carry on one and all.