And of that revenue, $20,000,000+ went to "key executive compensation<http://insiders.morningstar.com/trading/executive-compensation.action?t=ADSK>" in 2013 That is down, 21%, from 2012. If the total income from M&E is only 7% of total income.... It's like shutting down the national park to balance the Federal budget.
Don't get me wrong... This is not a AD thing exclusively. This is going on in corporate America every day. It is the main reason for separation of the classes, in the US. The income gap<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_inequality_in_the_United_States>is growing every day. US productivity continues to clime as real median family income remains flat. It is all driven by greed. On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 4:38 PM, Paul Griswold < [email protected]> wrote: > Well, as I posted over on CGTalk, I don't think killing Softimage was a > real business decision. If M&E account for only 7% of ADSK's revenue, and > Softimage is one of the smallest components of that revenue, it's > insignificant. But, executives need to pound their chests like gorillas > and proclaim to the shareholders & board that they're trimming the fat, > etc., etc. If it was truly a business decision, they could have cut a lot > more than just Softimage to make an impact on the bottom line. This was > all for show IMHO. > > Realistically, they could cancel all of their M&E products if they're 7% > of the revenue. They own enough patents & intellectual property that they > could essentially hold the industry hostage and never develop another > product. Again Joe Alter comes to mind. Why develop anything when you can > sit back and force people to pay licensing fees year after year? > > Hopefully enough noise is made to start stirring up some anti-trust > claims. Autodesk is clearly behaving as a monopoly at this point. > > -Paul > > > > > ᐧ > > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 4:09 PM, Emilio Hernandez <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Well we all still think that putting Softimage to rest is a big mistake. >> >> Motion Builder also has not major improvements. So we know how all will >> end. >> >> "We will continue to support and develop..." >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> Emilio Hernández VFX & 3D animation. >> >> >> 2014-03-05 15:02 GMT-06:00 Jordi Bares <[email protected]>: >> >> If they kill any of those the only one I think would be a mistake would >>> be Motion Builder… it has great potential if they decide to actually >>> develop it… it has been in limbo mode like Softimage for years now and >>> killing the Mac version was truly annoying. >>> >>> 3DSMax… well… the architecture is so old and messy (have you tried >>> developing for Max?) I wonder how are they going to sustain it… >>> >>> With regards with the users… they may offer the same great deal we are >>> receiving.. (irony) >>> >>> arhghh >>> >>> Jordi Bares >>> [email protected] >>> >>> On 5 Mar 2014, at 19:45, Emilio Hernandez <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> More reasons to stay with softimage >>> El mar 5, 2014 1:42 PM, "Gustavo Eggert Boehs" <[email protected]> >>> escribió: >>> >>>> Yes, but what they might do (are doing imho) is just keeping updates as >>>> irrelevant as possible for animation, not to encourage new users to pick it >>>> up with that in mind. >>>> >>>> Em quarta-feira, 5 de março de 2014, Steven Caron <[email protected]> >>>> escreveu: >>>> >>>>> i agree with the first two, just 3dsmax has too much installed user >>>>> base. i know we are mad and we are making a stink about it... but if they >>>>> axed max?! autodesk might have to consider extra security... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Jordi Bares <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The writing is on the wall. This is my take. >>>>>> >>>>>> 1 - Mudbox is next as Zbrush has truly wiped the market. >>>>>> >>>>>> 2 - Morion Builder next as they implement some tech in maya. >>>>>> >>>>>> 3 - 3DMax goes next. >>>>>> >>>>>> Anyone want to bet? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Gustavo E Boehs >>>> Dpto. de Expressão Gráfica | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina | >>>> http://www.gustavoeb.com.br/ >>>> >>>> >>> >> > -- Best Regards, * Stephen P. Davidson* *(954) 552-7956* [email protected] *Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic* - Arthur C. Clarke <http://www.3danimationmagic.com>
