as noted by others, poser is a laffing stock amongst 3d snobs due to user error.  said snobs don't have a sufficient knowledge of poser to be aware of its capabilities and deficiencies, hence they may base some of their prejudices on what they heard about poser 4 several yrs ago. but it's mostly the millions of giant-boobed zombie renders that give poser a bad reputation.  maybe it's like guns.  just a piece of equipment that may be well-constructed and have decades of engineering behind it.  once it gets into the wrong hands, all sorts of horrid things can happen.