How are we still using shave and haircut in max in 2020? kind of beyond belief at this point! Look at the advancements in Xgen and as pointed out by other members in the forums, blenders hair system. Trying to create anything decent with native max hair and fur system is time consuming and just a nightmare.. Max seems to be lagging behind the competition at this point and autodesk would do well to remember that other software is free of charge and developing far quicker than max.
If give the choice between learning Maya to be able to use xgen and using Blender for free with consistent updates and innovation then it's a no brainer.
Don't get me wrong, I am a long term max user and not a blender fan boy, but at this stage it's hard to overlook other competing software offering a better package for 100% less fees.