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> On Mar 24, 2014, at 4:36 PM, Martin <furik...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Maurice > > I don't think anyone who is going to start a CG career will do it based on SI > even if you don't stop selling it for a few months or years! It isn't logic > to do it. Only those who are already Softimage users and have Softimage based > projects running will need new licenses to use a few years more. > > There are still too many projects based on Softimage in the industry and we > need to be able to buy Softimage licenses for at least a year or two to be > able to pick those jobs and finish them! > > I was planning to buy one license soon, go freelance and probably buy a few > more later before the announcement. So should I just give up and don't take > those jobs ? just because you decided that that was the best solution for us? > You should have give us time to plan what to do with our business. > > Isn't it bad enough that you discontinue, without warning, the best tool we > have to make a living ? > > Martin > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 2014/03/25, at 4:27, Maurice Patel <maurice.pa...@autodesk.com> wrote: >> >> The bundle is a transition bundle therefore it is only for those who already >> have Softimage to get access to Maya or 3s Max for free >> Existing customers can also purchase new seats to increase capacity if they >> need to >> Softimage is discontinued from sale because we would prefer for anyone >> starting a career or a business not to do so on a product we are no longer >> developing. However if you really want it there is an option: Softimage will >> be in the Ultimate Suite for 2 more years, If you are a student with an >> accredited institution you should qualify for special discount rate too. >> BTW - everything has a cost and implementing and maintaining offerings in >> our systems is not trivial >> Maurice >> >> >> Maurice Patel >> Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134 >> >> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com >> [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Emilio >> Hernandez >> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 2:59 PM >> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >> Subject: Re: An Open Letter to Carl Bass >> >> What I still don't understand is why Autodesk cannot still deliver Softimage >> last version to Max or Maya suite, bundle or whatever name it has. >> I know they've saying a lot of reasons, but really none of them makes >> anysense to me. >> >> After all we will be buying Maya, MAX seats to get Softimage. It still >> means revenue from them for a software they are going to stop devoloping, >> addressing bugs or fixes. >> Ok. Don't sell Softimage seats perse, but package Softimage like Toxic. Let >> the user decide what tool he wants to work with. Just keep the Send to >> Softimage button regardless of the Maya version. >> This is no additional cost to Autodesk. >> >> Is this too much to ask? >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> Emilio Hernández VFX & 3D animation. >> >> 2014-03-24 12:23 GMT-06:00 Nuno Conceicao >> <nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com<mailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com>>: >> So for what I understood you can buy your first license only till the 28th >> then after this you are able to purchase more. >> If you have no licenses after this date you wont be able to purchase >> Softimage anymore... :( >> So I would suggest you get in touch with a retailer asap, he will be able to >> confirm this info obviously >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 6:19 PM, Nuno Conceicao >> <nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com<mailto:nunoalexconcei...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> I think you have until the 28th March to be able to purchase Softimage for >> the first time (not a current client) >> >> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Martin >> <furik...@gmail.com<mailto:furik...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> Hi Maurice, >> Where can I have more info about this ? I was contemplating the possibility >> to buy a few licenses in the near future before the EOL announcement because >> I will most probably have some SI projects on my own and I don't have a >> commercial license right now (I work with my current employer license) and >> may need extra hands later, so If I buy the current version would I be able >> to purchase a few more seats later? Or am I too late for this? >> >> Thanks >> >> Martin >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 2014/03/25, at 1:07, Maurice Patel >>> <maurice.pa...@autodesk.com<mailto:maurice.pa...@autodesk.com>> wrote >>> >>> Softimage will be available too but under slightly different conditions: >>> prior version usage. >> >> >> >> <winmail.dat> >
