Exactly my point, yours is the question that has no answer because it is true.
Jordi Bares [email protected] On 21 Mar 2014, at 18:39, Matt Lind <[email protected]> wrote: > Touché? It’s a fair and honest question. > > Matt > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jordi Bares > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 2:19 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: new Q&A with AD > > Touché > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 21 Mar 2014, at 00:16, Matt Lind <[email protected]> wrote: > > After reviewing all the information available thus far, I have one question > that hasn’t been answered: > > If Softimage development was outsourced in continue and maintain mode, and > the product no better than passively promoted, how is it sapping development > resources on Max, Maya, and other M+E products to reach the conclusion > Softimage had to be EOL’d? > > > Matt > > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf OfMaurice Patel > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 4:27 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: RE: new Q&A with AD > > No this is not what I am saying, > I am starting to understand that every post begets a question and that > probably the best way to discuss this face to face so I can answer questions > properly. I keep seeing what I say taken out of context and twisted into > things I don’t mean. Given the complexity of the situation this is > understandable but it is getting unproductive. So if you are truly interested > . Ping me off-forum letting me know where and where to call > Maurice > > > Maurice Patel > Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134 > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf OfDavid Saber > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 7:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: new Q&A with AD > > So if I understand correctly, Softimage is dead because of an AD mistake, > right? > AD buys Softimage, puts all its developers on this new technology called > Skyline. They keep Softimage in life support, knowing it will be "replaced" > some day by all this new tech. The community is worried with the lack of > development and keeps asking what's the roadmap for Soft, to no avail. Then > AD realizes Skyline wasn't a good idea. So they kill all these new tech > plans. And as Softimage has no more future replacement, they just kill it as > well. > And now we all benefit from these superb strategies. > > if I didn't get this right, perhaps somebody at Autodesk could answer some > very important questions asked by Arvid (they went unnoticed I guess): > > "Maurice, could you explain this, either XSI was supposed to be part of the > now failed project Skyline – or it was never meant to be kept alive, but only > bought up for its resources to then be moved into project Skyline and other > parts of AD M&E. Which one is it? > Follow-up question, if it was the first option, how come XSI was never > heavily marketed anywhere for this purpose? If it was the second, would you > agree that you were not completely open with your intentions 5 years ago?" > > David > > > On 2014-03-20 18:09, rs3d wrote: > http://www.creativebloq.com/3d/autodesk-answers-your-questions-demise-softimage-31411069 > >
