Agreed, Stephen's blog (and his omni-presence on the forums) are invaluable contributions and seemed like one of the last oases of contact since the Autodesk acquisition.
Best of luck Stephen, and thanks for all the help and energy you've poured into the community over the years. DAN. On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 4:04 AM, Adam Sale <[email protected]> wrote: > Sad to hear of all these AD guys getting let go, especially with the > amount of enthusiasm they had for Softimage. Stephens blog and XSI support > are an amazing resource. What a vacuum his departure will leave. Thanks for > all the help and stability running the Beta programs.. > > Adam > > > On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Raffaele Fragapane < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> If only Softimage had gone to Dassault, instead of the travesty of an >> auction that actually happened, at this point everybody would be turning >> their heads towards it, and Chinny would be pouring Champagne for the old >> team with everybody wearing the photos of two notable M&E employees >> strapped to their arse. >> History, sadly, went differently. >> >> That said, I doubt they'll be killing off Soft any time soon. Right now >> it's probably their lowest risk product with the resources it takes, and it >> DID sell well in several markets for a few quarters now. >> >> And as moronic as AD management is (and they're doing their best to prove >> it on a monthly basis at this point), would they be THAT moronic that to >> save the wages of a dozen staff they'd take a bad publicity hit such as >> killing THE only animation brand left in the industry with that much >> history? One would hope they can breath through their nose. >> > >
