Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: DAZ and poserpros.com

VirtualSite opened this issue on Jun 29, 2002 ยท 75 posts


x2000 posted Sat, 29 June 2002 at 3:35 PM

Well, here's the thing: Russ and Mehndi touted PoserPros as an alternative to the "evil" money-minded sites. In fact, it wasn't all that long ago that a few folks were attacking their non-profit attitude as being a mere facade (an attack in which I defended them, no less). They attracted the best and brightest of the Poser community with their utopian promises, and then when they had had them all within their grasp, they sold out lock, stock, and barrel. Daz "acquired" their site. They sold it straight off to the highest bidder, frankly. So much for non-profit, huh? Why in the hell would Daz want to buy a forum site in the first place? They could set up their own very easily and cheaply. Here's the reason: because their new forum wouldn't come already stocked with the most talented Poser creators. Let's get right down to it, here: Daz didn't buy the site, that would be stupid. A mere forum site has no value at all. They bought the people in it, the people that Russ and Mehndi attracted with promises of a site that never was nor will be. Daz bought Xena and Jim Burton and Jaager and all of the others. And apparently Russ and Mehndi were only too happy to sell them off. Yeah, congratulations. If Renderosity sells themselves off to, say, Curious Labs shall we throw a party for them, too? You know, Renderosity, the evil money-minded commercial site that they were supposed to be offering an alternative to? Does the word "hypocrisy" mean anything to you? "Credibility"? "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss..."