Exactly what Apple did with Final Cut Pro, and guess what happened? the whole industry moved to Avid and Adobe Premiere.
Jordi Bares jordiba...@gmail.com On 18 Mar 2014, at 16:33, <p...@bustykelp.com> wrote: > Yes, absolutely!! > > Its one thing deciding to shut down Softimage – however stupid that decision > is, > but to not allow purchases of new seats, except for existing customers. > That’s just mean minded and bullying. Its like they are trying their hardest > to make enemies. > > From: olivier jeannel > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 4:29 PM > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > Subject: Re: Autodesk webinar > > I think the opposite. > AD should make it available to buy seats. > > Why AD is refusing ? they will earn money for nothing. That I don't > understand. > > Le 18/03/2014 17:21, Mirko Jankovic a écrit : >> People... do you REALLY think that there is anything at all left to be said? >> >> I saw screw AD, screw PR and all marketing from each nd every copany. >> Only thing important is use tool that works for you. >> Right now if it is Softimage, keep using it as long as it serves you and >> gets food on your table. >> In the next couple years if there is something better go for it if not.. >> keep using SI fro another 10 years if needed. >> >> In any case it doesn't make any sense at all to go through PR firewall of AD. >> >> It was clear from day one back in 2008 that AD will kill Softimage, and >> every single year after that was step in that direction. >> It is pure business war that AD won offer SI and SI is casualty... nothing >> we can do there nor they will ever change their mind. >> >> Use what works for you and stop waisting time on this PR crap.. >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 5:16 PM, Morten Bartholdy <x...@colorshopvfx.dk> >> wrote: >> Yes please share Paul. >> Morten >> >> Den 18. marts 2014 kl. 17:09 skrev Marc-Andre Carbonneau >> <marc-andre.carbonn...@ubisoft.com>: >> >> > Hi Paul, >> > >> > If your company allows it, could you share the document/presentation you >> > wrote highlighting your comparisons and choices to convince them? >> > Very appreciated, >> > MAC >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com >> > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of >> > p...@bustykelp.com >> > Sent: 18 mars 2014 11:59 >> > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >> > Subject: Re: Autodesk webinar >> > >> > "Last year was a watershed one for the industry for many different reasons >> > resulting in many significant changes to our strategy" >> > >> > Yes, the industry is changing. Budgets are getting smaller and work needs >> > to be done faster. >> > >> > So surely, the wise thing to do would be to invest in the tool with the >> > fastest workflow. I have spent the last 3 years demonstrating to my studio >> > why Softimage needs to be what we are using to make our projects feasible, >> > and despite the fact, I'm the only Softimage person there. I have managed >> > to persuade them through demonstration and now we are setting up >> > production with it. >> > By making tools that perform complex tasks quickly ( Softimage and ICE >> > combo ), There is a huge market to be explored doing movie quality work on >> > television that would have been unfeasible a few years ago. >> > >> > How do you think it feels after all that effort, RIGHT before the project >> > is about to start, to hear this news? Its utterly short sighted and I >> > imagine it will be rather embarrassing when we reveal how we managed to >> > pull this off , as its going to be a testament to the clear advantage >> > given by Softimage over any other solution and I will take every >> > opportunity I can to say that. >> > >> > There is no way I'm going to change tracks back to a tool I had to spend >> > all that time proving Softimage was far superior to. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Maurice Patel >> > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 3:21 PM >> > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >> > Subject: RE: Autodesk webinar >> > >> > Hi Perry, >> > At that time, although Softimage was not an area we were planning on >> > investing more in, there was no plan to discontinue it. That decision was >> > only made at the end of last year. Last year was a watershed one for the >> > industry for many different reasons resulting in many significant changes >> > to >> > our strategy. At the time this statement was made we did not even have any >> > plans for MayaLT. Unfortunately things can change very fast. >> > maurice >> > >> > Maurice Patel >> > Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134 >> > >> > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com >> > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Perry >> > Harovas >> > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:12 AM >> > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >> > Subject: Re: Autodesk webinar >> > >> > Maurice, I know things change, but this statement from Marc was only a >> > year >> > and a half ago: >> > >> > "Autodesk plans to continue to develop all of products mentioned [in this >> > story]. These are all solutions that serve many different customer needs >> > across multiple industries and in many different types of workflows. >> > We are not discontinuing development on any of the products you mentioned >> > but we will increase focus in specific areas where individual products are >> > strong." >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >
