About Blender... I think the reason has more to do with the stagnation of animation/modelling tools since the monopoly of Autodesk has taken place. Maya seem to

About Blender... I think the reason has more to do with the stagnation of animation/modelling tools since the monopoly of Autodesk has taken place. Maya seem to be getting more and more bloated throughout the years without any substantial features, while Blender's quickly gaining new ones while the whole program is being optimized and easier to use.