This is the INSANE part of the whole mess. OK, I can't speak for Autodesk as far as knowing the economics behind killing off Soft. It's entirely conceivable that the cost of maintaining even a skeletal development team was not justified. BTW, I am REALLY trying to give them the benefit of the doubt here).
HOWEVER, based on what their "valued" Soft customer base is going through with all this, it would seem completely reasonable to offer the transition and allow the customers to continue to use their old copies of Soft into perpetuity. Is AD concerned that they will not be able to offer enough of a compelling alternative in Maya or Max to convince soft users to abandon a dead platform and renew maintenance on their products that are still being developed? I DO NOT GET IT. What is the point in forcing users to make a choice like this? What harm comes to AD by allowing users to pull Soft out of the closet now and then and use it ? If AD can transition Maya into a far superior product, wouldn't this just take care of itself? Truly adding insult to injury here. On Mar 4, 2014, at 11:51 AM, Massimo Galluzzo <[email protected]> wrote: > Keep in mind this when you are taking a decision. If you upgrade to maya/max > you wont be able to use soft anymore. only way to use it is dropping sub. I > wonder how many people will leave AD roof now with this stupid decision they > made. > > 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. > > > > From: Ben Rogall > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 6:42 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Softimage transition audience poll > > Yep. Or $4495 for a workstation license and then $2495 per year. For a minute > there it looked like Autodesk was doing something half reasonable with the > free transition offer to Softimage + Maya. But then I saw that accepting that > means that I would not be allowed to use Softimage at all after February > 2016. I'm not even sure what Autodesk gains from that. > > Ben > > On 3/4/2014 11:00 AM, Francois Lord wrote: >> What I find interesting in the fact that people want to jump the Autodesk >> boat is that they seem to forget they have to buy a new software. >> For a company that relies entirely on Softimage, that decision is not a >> cheap one. Houdini is 7000$ for a floating license plus 4000$ per year! >> http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=385&Itemid=190 >> >> In two years when Bifrost will be nearing maturity, Maya will become a lot >> more appealing if you stay on subscription. Be kind with your bean counter. >> >> just sayin. >> >> On 04-Mar-14 11:37, Alan Fregtman wrote: >>> I've set up a poll out of curiosity... >>> >>> Where will you transition to when Softimage falls? Vote! >>> >>> http://strawpoll.me/1257710 >>> >>> (Multiple-choice allowed btw.) >>> >> > Michael Clarke Design Blue C Studios 713-927-9835
