Anti monopoly rules Should have prevented xsi's buyout for that matter... Em sábado, 1 de março de 2014, Jordi Bares <[email protected]> escreveu:
> The point is that IF Softimage was abandoned, still has legs to last > another 3-5 years in production while we users retrain to something other > than Maya. > > The irony is (provided they kill it) I won't be putting my money into > Autodesk if I can avoid it. > > My only fear is The Foundry being sold to Autodesk but I am confident anti > monopoly laws would stop such a deal. > > Jb > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 1 Mar 2014, at 07:00, Angus Davidson > <[email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> > wrote: > > Probably AD are smiling that we are doing as expected. Either way however > its has been managed incredibly poorly. Its particularly telling that > there has not been any word from AD to wait and see. The only activity on > the subject from AD has been a Maya person (Brent ) very kindly offering to > help folks migrate to Maya. Not particularly reassuring. > > Yes this happens every year, however if you look at the Max community > when folks started out bemoaning their lack of development and there was a > build up of momentum, the AD management sent a very clear signal for them > not to worry. Where as on the Softimage side we have had sweet blow all. > For people paying the same money the imbalance is very large. > > That is why people are very upset. > > > *From:* Graham D Clark > [[email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > ] > *Sent:* 01 March 2014 08:28 AM > *To:* > [email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > *Cc:* > [email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > *Subject:* Re: new upgrade policy > > Self fulfilling prophecy. > > Graham D Clark, Head of Stereography, Deluxe 3D dba Stereo D > phone: why-I-stereo > http://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamclark > > On Feb 27, 2014, at 9:11 AM, Mirko Jankovic > <[email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> > wrote: > > Kris, > Dead for certain? Not yet, it is still rumor and hope to stay that way > only. > > > 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. > > -- Gustavo E Boehs Dpto. de Expressão Gráfica | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina | http://www.gustavoeb.com.br/
