autodesk is a huge company with a wide range of programs and apps. stuff like maya and xsi is just a tiny fraction of their overall revenue stream (in the range of 3.5 to 4%).
On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Angus Davidson <angus.david...@wits.ac.za> wrote: > No they never cared about the business long term > > > > *From:* Srecko Micic [mailto:srecko.mi...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, 21 April 2016 2:51 PM > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > *Cc:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > *Subject:* Re: Autodesk acquires Solid Angle > > > > So at the end AD just wanted devs and working business? > > > > -- > > *Micic Srecko* > ------------------- > *Mail:* srecko.mi...@gmail.com > *Skype*: srecko.micic > ------------------- > > > > On Apr 21 2016, at 2:39 pm, Luc-Eric Rousseau <luceri...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Oh my god, parents again? Patents are worth nothing if you are not in the > > business of licensing patents, which Autodesk isn't in. Where these > millions dollar > > patents exactly, and how is that worth 35 miliions? Hiring dozens of > people in one > > shot plus a working business is worth millions, not some useless region > dumb ass > > patent they never used. Softimage`s I.P. was worth exactly zero. > > > > On 21 April 2016 at 01:30, Guy Rabiller <guy.rabil...@radfac.com> wrote: > > > All until Autodesk came. > > Here is what happened in 2008: > > http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=12030177&linkID=14271589 > > Then when Ronald Beirouti left (who created ICE), it was definitely the > end of ICE (and Softimage). > (https://groups.google.com/d/msg/xsi_list/ElbS6ZbjKEk/vMyh8CGhCpQJ) > > Peoples still think Autodesk acquired Softimage from Avid for XSI or for > the developers team. It was all for the patents. The rest is "accessory". > > How many patents Solid Angle had ? > > This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. > If you have received this communication in error, please notify us > immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate > this communication without the permission of the University. Only authorised > signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the > University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message > may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal > views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and > opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements > between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless > the University agrees in writing to the contrary. > > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >
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