BTW, the Stock return of AD was 42.35% in 2013 over 2012, so the stockholders made their money.
It's all about the stockholders. On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 5:57 PM, Stephen Davidson <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 <%28954%29%20552-7956>* [email protected] > > *Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic* > > > - Arthur C. Clarke > > <http://www.3danimationmagic.com> > -- 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>
