Well, not being able to scale up by buying more seats if the need was ever to arise is a pretty major issue with companies killing software.
For individuals it's one thing, you can ride an existing license like Soft's for years, especially when you consider how little drastic innovation we've seen in mainstream apps in quite a while. If you scale between dozens and hundreds, or even dozen to a score, it's a deal breaker and it has consequences. On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 3:35 AM, Emilio Hernandez <emi...@e-roja.com> wrote: > +1 And I will add. > > Stop running, it will take years for other softwares including Maya to be > as efficient and slim as Softimage. > > As long as your able to still work with Softimage and deliver the job. > Who cares what are you working with. > > As I said before I never heard of a client saying "Hey you work sucks > because it is not done in Maya". Au contraire. What I've heard from my > clients is "Good job! Everything went smooth and peachy". > > So... again. I see no reason to start fleeing like a headless chicken. > > > > > > > > > 2014-03-03 10:05 GMT-06:00 Francisco Criado <malcriad...@gmail.com>: > > Agree a 100% >> >> On Monday, March 3, 2014, Andi Farhall <hack...@outlook.com> wrote: >> >>> Chaos with the soft community would be exactly what AD want. Divide and >>> rule through fear. Bugger that for a game of soldiers out of sheer bloody >>> mindedness to not let AD have it all their own way. To buy a pro tool like >>> softimage purely to kill it a couple of years later is an act of entirely >>> unethical destruction. Roofs are kept over heads and kids fed on the back >>> of software that come with the pro label and price. >>> >>> People, us, will continue to be able to service our clients using soft >>> for a number of years to come but it would be prudent to learn something >>> new along the way. Maya with it's wide user base and antiquated work flow >>> and elderly architecture, Houdini might have a steep learning curve but it >>> seems to be a more up to date suggestion. Plus AD won't get your cash. >>> >>> Revenge is best served cold for a reason.... >>> >>> >>> A >>> >>> >>> >>> ........................................................................... >>> http://www.hackneyeffects.com/ >>> https://vimeo.com/user4174293 >>> http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andi-farhall/b/496/b21 >>> >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/lord_hackney/ >>> http://spylon.tumblr.com/ >>> >>> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are >>> intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any >>> views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not >>> necessarily represent those of Hackney Effects Ltd. >>> >>> If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither >>> take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. >>> >>> Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in >>> error. >>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >> > -- Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it and let them flee like the dogs they are!