Oh and let's not even talk about modern Linux support... You need to sacrifice a chicken and chant some unholy spell to get Softimage working in Ubuntu.
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 10:58 AM, Alan Fregtman <[email protected]>wrote: > I'd say pretty likely after two or three versions of Windows. > > Not to mention when it happens you'll be stuck with whatever version and > Microsoft doesn't support them anymore. It usually ceases support about ten > years after each release, after which you no longer get security updates > and if you're online you might as well have a "hack me!" sign stuck on your > back. > > To put things in perspective, WinXP is ending support this April: > http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows/lifecycle > > Here's a thought experiment for you: > Imagine Soft had died years ago and XP was the only version it ran in and > Win7/8 gave errors. :( Now imagine the latest cool helpful software, say > the latest version of ZBrush, no longer ran in XP in the latest version > (because who uses that, right?) Now you're gonna have to keep one OS for > your Soft antiques and one for the modern stuff. That's not gonna be fun. > > Granted this won't happen for several years, but better learn new > platforms now before you're dead in the water. > > > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 10:24 AM, Arvid Björn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What's the risk of Soft 2015 ceasing to work with future versions of >> operating systems and hardware? >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Jonah Friedman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Long term, that's roughly my thinking with using Fabric Engine for in >>> house development. It puts that very idea within reach of smaller places. >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 10:06 AM, Andi Farhall <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> just as a shell basically with their own customization and updating, so >>>> could one of the larger houses using soft not do the same thing? >>>> >>>> >>>> ........................................................................... >>>> http://www.hackneyeffects.com/ >>>> https://vimeo.com/user4174293 >>>> http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andi-farhall/b/496/b21 >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/lord_hackney/ >>>> http://spylon.tumblr.com/ >>>> >>>> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are >>>> intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any >>>> views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not >>>> necessarily represent those of Hackney Effects Ltd. >>>> >>>> If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither >>>> take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. >>>> >>>> Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email >>>> in error. >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>> >>> >> >
