Seems like this is getting a little personal.
I would hope for more of a collaborative spirit with these guys. The
situation is not optimal--almost tragic really--but what can we do to
make the most out of it?
I rue the day Autodesk bought Softimage, but I'm not going to stop using
it anytime soon.
Dave
On 9/12/2012 4:12 PM, Rob Chapman wrote:
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 : Tél: 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
