So um, i just thinking that if I were ADSK and was listening to this conversation
My existing customers of the software believe the software is EOL My existing customers of the software are telling other customers not to bother instead of evangelizing the software. My customers decide not to believe me when i say we are continuing to develop the software even when several members of team directly say it. If I were in their shoes, what do you suppose I would be thinking. Seems like a self-fulfilling prophecy to me. Not directed to anyone specifically. But if we dont believe they why should they. All things will end eventually, sure, and I am tried of fighting an up hill battle, sure. But until I get a letter specifically stating EOL and here are my side grade (or ahem, down grade) options to other software, I will keep on using it. :D Sent from my car while driving ________________________________ From: Rob Chapman Sent: 9/12/2012 1:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: In case you missed it.. So Maurice, A brave effort with your rhetoric but sadly the results you achieved are letting you down. It is exactly what we did not expect or were used to before you are your crew took it upon yourselves to remarket Softimage within the given framework of M&E apps at AD. Do you think what you have done has improved things for the existing Softimage user base? can you account for how Softimage has less penetration now in the market as a fully featured Application to base an entire pipeline off** and has much less 'perceived' value than before you began your current campaign? bravo! didnt you do well!? I believe you have failed quite miserably at your job and should most definitely be more respectful than 'be happy with possible increased sales and deal with it' to those whose value as professionals within this industry are greatly diminished than they were 4 years ago. Are you at all surprised that those you have sacrificed to the greater good that is Maya don't want any further business with Autodesk? **where I work the studio has many hundreds of commercials,3 short movies with countless awards and one was bafta nominated this year - all made with this measly particle plugin and not a single Maya or Max in sight. On 12 September 2012 20:41, Maurice Patel <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Well, we have said that we are committed to developing and marketing Softimage. It might not be exactly in the way you expect but that commitment has been explicitly stated by myself and others. The discussion has been about our tactics and why we do things the way we do. Maurice Patel Autodesk : T?l: 514 954-7134<tel:514%20954-7134> From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Daniel H Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 2:59 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: In case you missed it.. Re: "We are very well aware and I and my team work hard to do the most we can with the resources we have." - Maurice Patel Seriously Maurice... you have any-time access to "freely" speak directly to the main vein of the SI community. Does it cost AD anything to make a simple text statement of confidence on a list, blog, or forum? Is Autodesk really committed to the future and continuing development of Softimage? Is Softimage just being used as acquired tech to be robbed from? It's ok if it's the later, although we won't transition over to Maya, we'll just counter by transitioning to Houdini. Do you really want my continued business Maurice? Does Autodesk really want to keep my business? Should we just get it over with and start giving our hard-earned money to SideFX? 3D software isn't cheap ya know. What would you like us to do? Where's a free statement or two of "confidence" to keep us investing in Softimage? Daniel VFXM
