Hi Alan, Sorry about the confusion - no, it does not stop working and you do not need to be on Subscription to continue to use Softimage When you purchase a software license you purchase the right to use it in perpetuity, although of course we cannot guarantee it will work on future hardware configurations or OS versions. However if your machine should fail you will still be able to transfer the license to another one via support. Subscription in no way affects that entitlement. It just gives you access to additional services and product updates.
The comment you quote is about how you can continue to access Softimage if you are on Subscription. Until this change, those on subscription would have lost access. This was because after two years the transition bundle will be discontinued when we stop making Softimage builds and new licenses will be Maya or 3ds Max only and would replace the previous licenses. However we now have a means for Subscribers to continue to get the latest Max or Maya licenses while still getting access to Softimage via the Subs center. maurice Maurice Patel Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alan Fregtman Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 2:40 PM To: XSI Mailing List Subject: Re: Update to the Softtimage Transition Plan Hi Maurice, This part: "the ability to continue to access Softimage indefinitely with your Subscription entitlement" If I understand correctly, you must keep paying subscription to keep your indefinite Softimage privileges? So if you stop paying subscription after April 2016, does Softimage stop working? On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Matt Morris <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Thanks Maurice, that goes some way to help the situation. On 7 March 2014 19:04, Jason S <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: And is indeed encouraging to see that SOME consideration is at play.. thank you. On 03/07/14 14:02, Jason S wrote: Would that also extend ability to scale (get new licences) ? (at the very least for existing customers?) On 03/07/14 13:44, Maurice Patel wrote: Hi everyone, I have an update to the Softimage Transition Plan to share with you: When we created the initial Softimage transition plan our desire was to provide our customers with an easy, no-cost path to transition to either 3ds Max or Maya. We have been monitoring all of your feedback on the forums, including many direct conversations with our customers, and have made adjustments to the transition offering to address your concerns. As we had previously announced, a program is available to all Softimage customers on Subscription providing you with the option of migrating to 3ds Max or Maya via a bundle that will include a Softimage license until April 2016. Based on your feedback we will be adding the ability to continue to access Softimage indefinitely with your Subscription entitlement even after we stop support on Softimage in April 2016. We have heard you and we want to make sure you can continue to be able to access your Softimage projects even after the retirement of Softimage. Our intention was not to create more burden on you with this difficult change. As many of you have also asked about this, we would also like to clarify what will happen if you do not want to transition: your licenses will not stop working. Any licenses you have purchased are yours. They are perpetual licenses and will continue working whether you are on Subscription or not. You will continue to be able to contact support if you need to move a license to a new machine. maurice Maurice Patel Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134<tel:514%20954-7134> -- www.matinai.com<http://www.matinai.com>
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