I wonder who would take interest in starting such rumours - I don't mean you Kris, but possibly someone inside AD... It will take a lot to pry XSI out of my hands, should it go that way.
Morten Den 20. december 2013 kl. 18:03 skrev Kris Rivel <krisri...@gmail.com>: > Sorry...can't resist. Nasty rumor going around that Soft will be done > within the next year. I'm just hearing this from a few NYC peeps. I > personally find it odd especially since we know there's a beta program > running now and that a lot of places still rely on it, especially ICE. > > I WOULD NOT be surprised at all if development stopped within a year or two > and it was just a "left as it is" product but I don't see how or why the > door would be slammed shut in anyone's face. > > I doubt anyone can "confirm" this rumor but curious what others thoughts > are. I'm looking to learn more Houdini and C4D for the volume of work but > have no desire to use antiquated and archaic platforms like Maya and Max to > be honest. > > Regardless, its tragic to see Soft slowing down and how it never managed to > take over as the #1 option years ago. It really is the best but a few > limitations, bad timing and bad marketing didn't do it any favors. > > The community, addons, plugins and contributions though are incredible and > I think thats the part I would miss the most. > > ....and discuss > > Kris