Sorry, but how much money does it cost to show Softimage under products at the autodesk website...
2014-03-15 9:51 GMT+01:00 Bk <p...@bustykelp.com>: > To add to that, Autodesk had a responsibility to continue Softimage the > phenomenon, including what the customers had grown used to regarding > updates and marketing. > > By assigning you a tiny budget, which which you could do nothing of > significance; in my book that puts them wholly to blame. > > > > On 15 Mar 2014, at 03:35, Morten Bartholdy <x...@colorshopvfx.dk> wrote: > > > Well put, John. My sentiments exactly. > > > > Morten > > > > > > Den 15. marts 2014 kl. 01:24 skrev John Clausing <jclausin...@yahoo.com > >: > > > > > Maurice, > > > > > > "Well if there is someone to blame for that it was me not Autodesk" > > > > > > I'm not sure what to say about that......are you falling on your sword > to protect AD? I don't suppose protecting AD is even possible to us on the > list....... > > > > > > I'm devastated by the loss of a software I've used for 20 years now, > but I can only imagine how difficult it must be for those of you who have > now lost their positions at Softimage....Mark S. Comes to mind. > > > > > > I wonder, having said that if you (AD) even understand the knock on > effects of your decision, or even care. My well being and that of my family > are being put in jeopardy by the demise of the vehicle that pays my bills. > An expertise honed over decades. And for what? Because Soft is inferior? > Hardly. Were it to make sense, from any perspective, it would be easier to > take, but some off handed comment about "bifrost", and "we care about our > customers" is on it's face just not true. > > > > > > That you are the sole heir of a position that makes you listen to us, > the aggrieved, speaks not only to your strength, but to the cowardice of > the management of AD. > > > > > > I'm sure you're a good man, many here have said so, but comments like > the one you just made about it "being your fault", do you a dis-service and > ignore the truth. > > > > > > With respect, > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > On Mar 14, 2014, at 8:05 PM, Maurice Patel < > maurice.pa...@autodesk.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Well if there is someone to blame for that it was me not Autodesk. I > ran Product Marketing for M&E (recently moved into a new role) and we did > focus on ways to promote Softimage given our budgets and business > priorities. It was just not realistic to expect the same level of coverage > given the sheer volume of business driven by the other products. > > > > > > > > Maurice > > > > > > > > Maurice Patel > > > > Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134 > > > > > > > > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Paul Griswold > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 1:27 PM > > > > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > > > > Subject: Re: Re[2]: A more graceful retirement - my counter offer > > > > > > > > I suppose I should have phrased that "There has literally never been > a single public "champion" of Softimage at a decision-making level." > > > > > > > > Was there ever a SIGGRAPH, usergroup meeting, or anything of the > sort where anyone with any sort of authority at Autodesk called for more > exposure, more marketing, more anything for Softimage? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Bradley Gabe <witha...@gmail.com > <mailto:witha...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > > > > > Since the day Autodesk bought Softimage, it's been one cruel joke. > There has literally never been a single "champion" of Softimage at a > decision-making level, right? It's been the red-headed step-child since > the moment of the acquisition. > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not sure this statement is entirely true. The senior VP of M&E > at the time of the purchase was Marc Petite, originally from Softimage and > one of the driving forces behind the early development of XSI. When he > stepped down not long ago, I believe he was replaced by Marc Stevens, the > former president of Softimage at the time of the acquisition. > > > > > > > > > > > > <winmail.dat> > > > > >
