From what I remember, XSI never had a higher market share then 10-11%,
with Max having 45%+ and Maya 30%+ at that point in time (before acquired
by AD$K). Not sure how the percentages are these days, I reckon XSI to be
down at 1% or less, along the lines of Lightwave maybe.
yeah, before AD purchased Softimage, SI users out numbered Maya and Max,
but after their purchase, SI users become so few that they are >forced
to abandon it.
On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 5:18 PM, Perry Harovas <[email protected]>
wrote:
Steven Caron m wrote:
"I am not trying to convince anyone to 'trust' Autodesk to do what is
right for you, I was just trying to convince people of the possibility
that >>Autodesk's best interest (in regard to the future of Arnold) is
actually to play nicely with others."
I totally agree with this. Really.
Unfortunately (and not maniacally) Autodesk has in its best interest to
give Maya the best version of Arnold first. It's sort of like saving
the >>best slice of pizza for your girlfriend. It works better for her,
and therefore makes you happy as well. It isn't to do anything to hurt
others >>interested in the pizza, it's just that you care more about
what your girlfriend thinks and therefore it is in your own interests
to take care of her >>first.
Am I seriously comparing Autodesk's interest in Arnold to pizza? Not
really , but I am trying to simplify the relationship down to
wants/needs >>and point out it is only natural to want to take care of
your own. Nothing evil about it. Then you add money and business to the
mix and it still >>isn't evil, but it does become harder to resist for
some corporate types.
You can't blame them, you can only make decisions you feel comfortable
with.
For me, Arnold is a truly great product, and if it ever ships with
Maya, it might make my time spent using Maya better than it currently
is. But >>it's definitely ruins my desire to seek it out from now on in
C4D or Houdini. That is really a personal decision, because I don't
like buying into >>large corporations that I don't have a baseline
trust for. With Arnold now being owned by a corporation I don't really
trust anymore, I feel like >>the best decision for ME is to seek out
other smaller independent renderers like Octane or Vray.
In the end, oddly, picking a renderer can be a really personal choice
(once your basic production needs are met of course). This is not the
case >>in midrange studios and larger ones because the decision of
which renderer to use is riding on a lot more than "feelings", of
course.
But will it play a role in freelancer decisions?
It already has for me, and time will tell if that is the case for
others.
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On Apr 19, 2016, at 3:54 PM, Steven Caron <[email protected]> wrote:
I am not trying to convince anyone to 'trust' Autodesk to do what is
right for you, I was just trying to convince people of the possibility
that >>Autodesk's best interest (in regard to the future of Arnold) is
actually to play nicely with others.
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