future is bright...... On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 12:22 AM, phil harbath <phil.harb...@jamination.com> wrote:
> so you HAVE to stay current whether you can use it or not, or whether > they update it much or not. > > *From:* Matt Lind <ml...@carbinestudios.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, October 02, 2014 6:14 PM > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > *Subject:* RE: ADSK going Subscription only? > > > Edit: > > so it should *not* be news. > > > > > > > > *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Matt Lind > *Sent:* Thursday, October 02, 2014 3:09 PM > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > *Subject:* RE: ADSK going Subscription only? > > > > This has been discussed quite for a while, so it should be news. > > > > The one piece of information in the article that is not entirely true is > the assumption customers stay on older versions of software only because > they can. > > > > Reality is many stay on older versions because productions with longer > timelines need to freeze on a version to ensure no regressions creep into > the pipeline during the critical part of the schedule. R+D in production > is at a premium and they cannot be spending oodles of time fixing the same > stuff again and again. Many other studios have no R+D at all, they’re on > thinner ice with thin profit margins and breakneck schedules just to keep > the doors open. As the saying goes, “In the heat of battle, the best > weapon is a familiar one”. > > > > Another reason which applies in general – Autodesk really hasn’t given any > incentive to upgrade as the feature improvements have been fairly minimal > but problems have been all too frequent. Why would a customer invest > money to upgrade a product which makes life more difficult? > > > > > > Matt > > > > > > > > > > *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [ > mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com > <softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] *On Behalf Of *pedro santos > *Sent:* Thursday, October 02, 2014 2:55 PM > *To:* Softimage Mailing List > *Subject:* ADSK going Subscription only? > > > > Solid Info? o_O > > > > http://www.studiodaily.com/2014/10/autodesk-plans-to-go-subscription-only-over-next-one-to-two-years/?utm_source=feedly&utm_reader=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=autodesk-plans-to-go-subscription-only-over-next-one-to-two-years > > Cheers > > > -- > ------------------------------ > > [image: http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s202/animatics/probiner-sig.gif] > > Pedro Alpiarça dos Santos > Animator 3DModeler Illustrator > >> http://probiner.x10.mx/ > > >
