User blog comment:Angel Emfrbl/So... VO update.../@comment-5057772-20121208221940/@comment-35301431-20121209094758

@Xeyuzio - If I had to explain it would go in a circle. And my comment was not harsh nor was it directed at you personally it was done as a general reply to how people react. So there is no need to attack me with sarcasm.

And the title Miku Formula should not be taken so literal. If the page changed to Marketing of Vocaloid, would you find that be more preferable? Again, this is not directly Hatsune Miku related as in a 'blame game'. It is the way companies seemed to have been changed gears after her release.

To put things in a more simplified from. ((*flashing red sign 'opinion commentary*)) Yamaha seemed to stay out of it and let companies do their thing during the V2 era. skip skip skip And now Yamaha decided to be captain of the Vocaloid ship.
 * Early UTAU avatars, which were largely influenced by KEI's design. Over the years this has slowed down and there are now far more original designs for UTAU voice banks.
 * And the fact that UTAU program exist in the first place. Where was it when Vocaloid engine one was around?
 * Adept-eX already mentioned the Vippers. The fandom was so fascinated by Crypton they believed anything that even resembled their Vocaloids was legit or correct.
 * Fanmade Vocaloids to this day are inspired by Crypton's Vocaloids, mainly Miku, Kaito, and the Kagamines. I am not sure if you were here during the list of fanmade pages, but during the time I could see skirts, legwarmers, boots, and school tops every minute. lol Even the names had to harken back to Crypton by some means.
 * Zero-G's Sonika was promoted with stats, an image, a fan page, and even a contest to build hype. This type of marketing did not happen with their previous Vocaloids.
 * PowerFX's Big Al (to me) was modest, but his entire image was changed.
 * I remember when AH-Soft appeared and the images of Kiyo and Yuki were published. The Japanese fandom scoffed that the two didn't even look like Vocaloids... (0_o ;;) its like... what is a Vocaloid supposed to look like?
 * The 'Everyone's Vocaloid contest' can only be speculated as to what the purpose was. On one hand the winning design would be the mascot of a V3 (good for promoting the engine imo). But on the other hand the process was so fast and unclear that the results were not well received.
 * The comments about Ring and Lui being the next Rin and Len won't stop anytime soon. And I've seen more enthusiasm for these two by non-Japanese. It's as if they are treated lower than silent fanmade characters.

So while it was unintentional, Crypton really made an impact on the DTM world. other companies are either playing catchup or trying everything to duplicate their success (avatars/hiring artists within the fandom/mini concerts/merch/singling out their best selling voice bank). However, the stubborn fanbase just won't go with it. lol

It is as if there are three sides.
 * You got the group that hold Crypton so highly that anything that even resembles an attempt to dethrone them is taken as a threat.
 * You got the group that wants proclaims how much they dislike Crypton and will support any company that appears to be able to match it head on.
 * Then there is the "I just like Vocaloid" group ( ^_^) they have opinions (obviously) but they try not to leave any company or Vocaloid out of the loop.