CobraBlade posted at 7:41 PM Sun, 21 January 2024 - #4480656

dreamcutter posted at 6:08 PM Sun, 21 January 2024 - #4480653

Who knows how long DAZ can support development without charging for Studio or overcharging for content, skimpware can only take you so far.

I don’t think you’ll have to worry about them charging for Studio since they already tried that. DAZ Studio 3 Advanced was their paid version that they locked features like 64-Bit support behind. Was a flop and it’s all free since then. That’s how DAZ burnt me, that much needed 64-Bit was coming soon for the Mac version and they never released it. So don’t know what the heck I paid for in the end.

I think it is understandable that people are generally reluctant to pay for something that was free no matter how many new bells as whistles are added.  We have a prime example here in the UK, some years ago the furniture industry started to offer sofas and chairs for a really low price, the idea caught on and now most manufacturers have to build down to a price to get any sort of market share.   Low prices have now become the accepted norm.

 

 

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