This was what I was refering to, from the thread called "Update to the Softtimage Transition Plan"
"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" /michael 2014-03-10 13:17 GMT+01:00 Christoph Muetze <[email protected]>: > > I've just been told that accessing "prior" versions might mean that > softimage 2015 will stay in all future license files of the MYECS. is that > true? Can somebody please confirm this to me? > > Thanks! > Chris > > On 10/03/14 13:08, Christoph Muetze wrote: > >> On 10/03/14 12:42, Alastair Hearsum wrote: >> >>> I've taken out the sentence referring to the threat of discontinuing >>> Softimage licenses if the Maya offer is taken up. >>> >> >> They didn't change their position on this afaik. They just rephrased it >> imho. >> >> Read carefully what Maurice wrote: >> >> ------ >> >> 1. You make the transition and let your subs expire before April >> 30th 2016. >> In this case you will retain the right to use both Softimage 2015 and >> whatever version of Maya you were on at the time your contract expires in >> perpetuity. >> >> 2. You make the transition, remain on Subscription after April 30th >> 2016, but choose not to install any future versions of Maya after that >> date. In this case you would also be able to keep both your Maya and >> Softimage versions frozen in perpetuity if you wish to. It is only on >> installing software that you have to accept a new license agreement. Any >> licenses that you have purchased are yours in perpetuity and are only >> replaced on installing new software. >> >> 3. You make the transition, remain on Subscription after April 30th >> 2016, and install a new version of Maya after that date. In this case the >> new license will replace the transition bundle license and will be Maya >> only. Previously that meant losing access to Softimage. With the changes we >> have just made you will now be able to access Softimage via Subscription in >> the same way as you can access prior versions today. >> >> ------ >> >> >> ..so basically nothing really changed from the original "offer", right? >> >> The way I understand it there is no way that I can use my current Maya >> Entertainment Creation Suite, stay on Subscription and fire up Softimage >> 2015 next to Mudbox 2019 in 4 years time.. >> >> :/ >> >> Chris >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > -- Michael Johansson Artist/Senior Lecturer/Researcher Kristianstad University Digital Design 29188 Kristianstad Email [email protected] Infobloom Grönegatan 4a 222 24 Lund Email: [email protected] www.lowend.se www.abadyl.com
