Jeezus, what a mistake Autodesk! I am not going to mince words - this fucking sucks!!! Someone in the know please post a phone number or website where we can complain.
Stephen - I have recreated every example you have posted on the blog for the past year and couldn't have learned Softimage without you. Your help, expertise and good nature cannot be replaced and will be sorely missed. Please consider donating your brain to the Softimage community because without it us new people are going to be lost! Better yet, take that brain somewhere else and keep kicking ass and posting useful CG information. Best of luck to you. I am PISSED. Nicholas Breslow http://www.nicholasbreslow.com -----Original Message----- From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Eugen Sares Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 9:33 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Friday Flashback Am 31.08.2012 15:26, schrieb Graham Bell: > A very good point Ed, as myself and others have been doing the same thing. > Not wanting to make light of Stephens news, and whilst many are > understandably hung up on the negative impact to Softimage, there have also > been some other M&E names that have also fallen victim to the 7%. > And that is all I'm willing to say for now, because if I said any more I > could probably get into serious trouble. All this big company BS... I'm happy again to be a freelancer. Can you ask your bosses if Softimage is for sale? Let's find some russian oligarch willing to invest in 3d-software instead of a soccer club. SI would be in better hands, I reckon. > > G > > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ed Harriss > Sent: 31 August 2012 14:14 > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > Subject: RE: Friday Flashback > > I don't understand how this could have happened. How did they pick the 7%? > Did they blindfold themselves and throw darts at a an employee chart? No > disrespect to the good people that weren't part of the 7%, but from a user's > viewpoint it seems like they let go some people who were more valuable than > they could possibly imagine. I am very sorry to hear about this. > > Ed > > > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Paul Griswold > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 9:09 AM > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > Subject: Re: Friday Flashback > > I'm on boards with several others. This might be the tipping point for me. > Stephen & Manny were, without a doubt, the main reason I continued to pay my > subscription each year. > > I've been evaluating options over the past couple of years, and while I don't > think there's anything nearly as good as Softimage, it's burdened by a > corporation that doesn't know it's @sshole from it's elbow. > > Stephen, please (if you feel like it) post other contact info to the list so > folks can stay in touch. > > You have always been an extremely kind, thoughtful, patient and helpful > person (especially when dealing with someone like me). I can't express > enough how angry and saddened I am at this news. > > I'm sure you realize it already, but there's an entire community here that's > ready and willing to help out in any way we can. > > I wish you all the best in your future. > > Paul >
