I love seeing gestures like this.
Anyone know how long this discount is valid for.
I'd like to try it for a bit before blindly spending, what is still
allot of money, if you happen to live in Africa :)
G
On 2014/03/05 05:15 AM, Raffaele Fragapane wrote:
Hi all,
If you can't be bothered to read some text, the important bit is in
bold a few paragraphs down.
Now that the worst kept secret EVER has seen the sunlight, while
everybody is still shell shocked, I think it's worth posting this.
I'd like to say I'm surprised, or emotionally drained, but I'm
actually barely upset. Writing's been on the wall for entirely too long.
Deciding to not use Maya just because it's an AD product, at least for
me, is like cutting one's own nose to spite the face; then in my
domain (character work) Maya is too significant a player to just
outright ignore it out of principle, not to mention I've been using it
professionally or personally since v1.
That said maybe some of you work in a different domain, and for you
Modo, or Houdini, or C4D are a viable option.
Coming from there, and more on topic, I have little faith in all these
petitions, rage posts and the such, so I thought I'd start a different
line of efforts to help a community I've been part of for
Idon'twanttothinkhowlongitsscary.
More on topic, if I had to find issue with this announcement and all
it entails it's how badly it was managed and conceived.
Not only it's an incredibly ponderous decision with inevitable
gravity, it was also announced with barely any time to spare between
its intended date and some hard dates on its effects.
Of everything I heard and read insofar it's not so much the killing of
Soft I find unacceptable (I guess I was well resigned in those
regards, not that it doesn't sadden me enormously), as much as what
picture it paints of AD customer management when they do such a thing,
and proceed to aggravate the issue with nebulous information and an
unacceptably short window of time for the user base to make some
rather consequential decisions.
But are the competitors any better? Any more accessible and
transparent in their communication and dealings?
Well, I was having an exchange in private with Brad Peebler, founder
of Luxology, and I put to him whether the Foundry/Luxology would have
the flexibility and agility to do something about short term.
Turns out they do.
In a few hours they set up everything for a *50% discount on Modo*
purchases. No strings attached, just because I jokingly challenged him to.
*Go to the online store and use the coupon "raffofkahn" for half price
check-out.*
I'm not a Modo user, nor have the time or inclination right now to
become one. I'm not going to suddenly wish AD any ill or stop using
their products, though they sure did their damnest to make me even
more guarded when dealing with their PR and promises.
I did really enjoy dealing with the Foundry in the past though, and I
have now to extend that respect to its Luxology arm. At the very least
they are willing to act transparently and unconditionally on matters
all the way from the top of the product chain.
Cheers,
Raff
P.S.
The actual coupon's text was Brad's idea, not mine! I imagine he read
my signature and thought I was a Trekkie or something like that.
P.P.S.
I'm not getting anything out of this. I'm not a modo user, I'm not
getting freebies, it has nothing to do with my employer, what the
hell, it barely has anything to do with me outside the last few hours
and this e-mail itself. I simply thought it was a nice and significant
gesture on Brad's side and decided to help him reach out on account of
his personality and display of good will.
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it and let them flee like the dogs they are!