But once Poser becomes an Autodesk product it will automagically be transformed into a serious tool. The stigma will vanish almost overnight as all the Poser users-in-hiding there come out of the closet, so to speak.

Of course, then it would be Autodesk Poser and would undergo a huge transformation both in functionality and appearance, not to mention probably a sizable increase in price.

The downside is, hobbyists would no longer be able to afford or justify upgrading and would continue to use older versions and post their work and their questions and cat pictures here, while afraid to do so over there.

The upside is, Poser would actually get all these tools and improvements it needs and would be better optimized to work with the likes of Maya, Max and Mudbox.
And hobbyists would no longer be able to afford or justify upgrading and would continue to use older versions and post their work and their questions and cat pictures here, while afraid to do so over there. ;-)