Hi Matt, If it is OK with you I would like to talk on the phone. It is quite likely that my answers will just lead to more questions, and I have noticed that it has been more productive over the past week to actually just talk to customers who have questions. I can call you at your convenience or you can call me either at my desk (below) or on my cell phone 514 242 6549.
maurice Maurice Patel Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matt Lind Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 8:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: new Q&A with AD 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 Of Maurice 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]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Saber Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 7:22 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[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
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