Yeah you might be right in that 2015 will be the last feature version. We'll just have to see. But I really hope that they will be working on bug fixes for the whole of two years then and not just sit around waiting on the Support Phone to ring.
/Jens On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Peter Agg <peter....@googlemail.com> wrote: > I'm reading that as in 2015 is the last version, but I imagine that > they're required to keep it usable for 2 years. > > > On 4 March 2014 13:09, Jens Lindgren <jens.lindgren....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> So lets assume the last version of Softimage will probably be Softimage >> 2016 SP1 then. That's two more years of development! Lets make those two >> years count and really try to push the dev team to invest their time into >> what really counts: Polish badly implemented features, fixing bugs and open >> up the API/SDK more. >> >> /Jens >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 2:03 PM, Sven Constable >> <sixsi_l...@imagefront.de>wrote: >> >>> Beeing a small one man company, rarely doing freelance work at other >>> companys anymore, I'll stay with softimage until I'll die:) I will update >>> to the latest version, be it 2015 or whatever and I will be very happy for >>> the next ten years. >>> >>> >>> >>> For the 3dsmax and maya users, it's not an ideal situation either. >>> Because if AD integrates softimage's functionality into the other packages, >>> it will be only a glimpse of the real strength of softimage. A half-arsed >>> implemented sugarcoat on two gravestones (especially max) with stone-aged >>> architectures that maya and max are. Seems strange to me, that the most >>> modern software of all tree will be retired. In an ideal world ( with a >>> company focusing on innovation and developing) it should be the other way >>> around. Killing max first, then maya. Integrating some of their features >>> into Soft. Of course we're not in an ideal world but in Autodesk world. Oh >>> well. >>> >>> >>> >>> sven >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: >>> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *John Clausing >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 04, 2014 1:24 PM >>> >>> *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >>> *Subject:* Re: Retirement..... >>> >>> >>> >>> It also says "support till April 2016" >>> >>> >>> >>> As for me, as a freelancer, gotta go Maya. But I'm going to learn Modo >>> and Houdini >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> >>> On Mar 4, 2014, at 7:22 AM, Daniel Sweeney <dan...@northforge.co.uk> >>> wrote: >>> >>> So they have spoken. >>> >>> Slow transition to another DCC then it is. I will use soft for as long >>> as possible, But time to get the thinking hat on. >>> >>> >>> >>> What is everyone thinking of going too? I am going to look into modo for >>> my own work I think but will probably need to know a bit about maya for >>> freelance work. >>> >>> >>> >>> utter bullshit, but not a shock to be honest. probably the worse thing >>> that could do is alienate there user base. like the blind leading the blind. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Daniel Sweeney >>> 3D Creative Director >>> >>> *Mobile:* +44 (0)7743429771 >>> *Email:* dan...@northforge.co.uk >>> *Web**:* http://northforge.co.uk >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Stefan Kubicek <s...@tidbit-images.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Not that I know of. And it says at the top: "Slated for release in >>> 2015?" 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