User blog comment:MikeFire/Youtube -P producers/@comment-3255466-20121005013016/@comment-3554415-20121005050300

"what person would buy VOCALOID just to make cover songs and not even try to produce something?"

Trust me I can mention 10+ producers on Nico who've never make originals and are active cover makers.

That aside, even if it's "true" I don't really think it's fair to generalize it like that.