To be implemented over the next 2 years... well i guess we now know when Bifrost will be completed :P
On 3 October 2014 08:52, Tim Leydecker <[email protected]> wrote: > Subscription (e.g. updates and bugfixes) isn´t bad in itself, > what worries me is the stealing away from providing support for a specific > release > to forcing the client into a subscription model that has nothing to do > with a > specific release but instead has the potential to be re-labeled as the > equivalent to > subscribing to a service. You don´t own a specific software, you pay for > the service > of being granted access to using a range of software. > > Or more simply put for comparison, you don´t get to marry your very own > special wife, > you are expected to pay just to spend time with "a woman"... > > Cat in a bag. > > Very nice model for the vendor not so nice for the client. > > Cheers, > > tim > > > > > > > On 03.10.2014 00:08, Matt Lind wrote: > >> This has been discussed quite for a while, so it should be news. >> >> The one piece of information in the article that is not entirely true is >> the assumption customers stay on older versions of software only because >> they can. >> >> Reality is many stay on older versions because productions with longer >> timelines need to freeze on a version to ensure no regressions creep into >> the pipeline during the critical >> part of the schedule. R+D in production is at a premium and they cannot >> be spending oodles of time fixing the same stuff again and again. Many >> other studios have no R+D at all, >> they’re on thinner ice with thin profit margins and breakneck schedules >> just to keep the doors open. As the saying goes, “In the heat of battle, >> the best weapon is a familiar one”. >> >> Another reason which applies in general – Autodesk really hasn’t given >> any incentive to upgrade as the feature improvements have been fairly >> minimal but problems have been all too >> frequent. Why would a customer invest money to upgrade a product which >> makes life more difficult? >> >> Matt >> >> *From:*[email protected] [mailto:softimage-bounces@ >> listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *pedro santos >> *Sent:* Thursday, October 02, 2014 2:55 PM >> *To:* Softimage Mailing List >> *Subject:* ADSK going Subscription only? >> >> Solid Info? o_O >> >> >> http://www.studiodaily.com/2014/10/autodesk-plans-to-go- >> subscription-only-over-next-one-to-two-years/?utm_source= >> feedly&utm_reader=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign= >> autodesk-plans-to-go-subscription-only-over-next-one-to-two-years >> >> Cheers >> >> >> -- >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s202/animatics/probiner-sig.gif >> >> >> >> Pedro Alpiarça dos Santos >> Animator 3DModeler Illustrator >> >>> http://probiner.x10.mx/ >>>> >>> >>
