Although I hope and pray for the return of what was once a competitive market, I can't imagine AD selling a piece of software that might become competitive to it's own products again.
It'd tie up it's adopted child in a sack and throw it off a bridge first I imagine. A. ________________________________ From: olivier jeannel <olivier.jean...@noos.fr> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Sent: Friday, 31 August 2012, 14:43 Subject: Re: Friday Flashback Agree, AD should sell back Softimage to some serious developper company. After all, SI is just a pluggin on their website. Olivier Le 31/08/2012 15:32, Eugen Sares a écrit : > 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 >> > > >
