i would love to buy this if only to mess with AD
but......i dont even know of any facilities in NYC that use it .....anyone?
as a freelancer, that's kind of the key point
On Wednesday, March 5, 2014 9:45 AM, Maurício PC <goneba...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm willing to buy it, but I don't know if I should wait for Modo 801. Because
to buy this and later have to spend more 500 USD to update will put a serious
hole on my wallet.
Does anybody knows if this purchase will lets us upgrade to 801 with a nice
discount? :D
Anyway ... Brad always seemed like a great guy and this is prove of that.
On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 11:03 AM, Gerbrand Nel <nagv...@gmail.com> wrote:
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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