He is a DICTATOR!!!
On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 6:41 AM, Perry Harovas <perryharo...@gmail.com>wrote: > If you really want to be scared, listen to this audio interview with > Carl Bass. > > The link cuts right to the appropriate moment, but you should listen to > the entire thing if you have the chance. > Essentially, he is saying that when you have competing products, it isn't > a good idea to exert control, piss off customers > and try to force them to use another one of your products, when they > already use one of yours. > He says killing a product will just lead to about half of them saying, > essentially, screw you. > > Wow, he should take his own advice from 13 months ago... > > Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9-yZ5JVOBA#t=1054 > > And he was only talking about a PLUGIN... He was talking about T-Splines, > and how customers would revolt and probably use the competitors > products if Autodesk forced them use only use it with their own software, > instead of working in the apps of the competition. > > The interview is also scary for how much (especially if you listen to the > entire interview) he wants all Autodesk apps on the cloud. > ALL OF THEM. > > Uh, no thank you. A choice, sure, but to have software only available on > the cloud would really annoy me, if I was still using Autodesk products... > > > > > On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 9:10 PM, Emilio Hernandez <emi...@e-roja.com>wrote: > >> Well it is not that we are "investing" in Softimage. >> >> Let's put it on another perspective. >> >> We want Maya or MAX to continue having the Softimage plugin as it is. >> >> Autodesk will have its money and we will have our Maya/MAX with the >> Softimage plugin. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> Emilio Hernández VFX & 3D animation. >> >> >> 2014-03-24 17:21 GMT-06:00 Maurice Patel <maurice.pa...@autodesk.com>: >> >> If you buy a license now you will have a certain flexibility later to add >>> new licenses. But ultimately, yes, the program was built for existing >>> customers to be able (if they want) to transition their licenses to 3ds Max >>> and Maya and not really for new customers to be able to invest in Softimage. >>> maurice >>> >>> >>> >>> > 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> >>> > >>> >>> >> > > > -- > > > > > > Perry Harovas > Animation and Visual Effects > > http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/> > > -25 Years Experience > -Member of the Visual Effects Society (VES) >
