I did a search "what software" and "most used software" and couldn't find a poll thread like this so I thought I would put it forward and see if from the "trying blender" thread, how popular it is compared to the mainstream packages and also how they all compare to each other.
Well if memory severs me each year there is a new leader in 3D: 1995 Softimage 1996 Alias power animator 1997 lightwave 1998 3D studio 1999 3D Studio Max 2000 Maya 2001 XSI 2002 Maya 2003 Max 2004 Maya 2005 Max 2006 Maya 2007 Max 2008 Maya 2009 Lightwave core flops MAX and Maya both Autodesk both lead now 2010 Modo -…