Indeed.... Can't look at AD unless they change this one..... Before it was " damn this sucks ... I guess I will give it a good look again... What choice do I have . Then I read this crock of giant shit.
AD.... Fix this now! Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 4, 2014, at 12:01 PM, Martin Chatterjee > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am sorry but I'm with Arvid - this is complete rubbish. > > In my opinion _NO_ company can agree to this - we definitely need the ability > to re-open old job data in the future. > > Discontinuing Softimage is hard enough to swallow (especially as it gets > announced with the quite cynical claim that they "[...] do believe that by > focusing our efforts we can better serve the needs of the media and > entertainment industry and provide customers with better products, faster > [...]" ) > > But this part of the transition offer definitely needs to be reworked. > > -M > -- > Martin Chatterjee > > [ Freelance Technical Director ] > [ http://www.chatterjee.de ] > [ https://vimeo.com/chatterjee ] > nbsp;] > > >> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 6:43 PM, Arvid Björn <[email protected]> wrote: >> Excuse me, but THIS IS BULLSHIT: >> >> "Please note that the right to use the Softimage license will terminate at >> the end of the transition period if you are still on Subscription. You will >> be transitioned to the latest release of either 3ds Max or Maya depending on >> your initial choice. If you want to continue to use your Softimage license >> after Feb 1, 2016 you should not renew your Subscription contract for a >> period beyond that date. You will be able to continue to use Softimage but >> will forfeit any future updates to either 3ds Max or Maya." >> >> I can see how offering Maya/Max might be a parting gift, but how can you >> deny the continued use of Softimage after the two year transition period? No >> fucking way in hell we'll just throw all of our data from almost 10 years >> back into the lake, we'll need the ability to open older Softimage projects >> INDEFINITELY. >> >> Basically, there is absolutely NO way forward with Autodesk at this pont, I >> have to keep access available. Rethink, respond and change this policy ASAP, >> thanks. >
