I not sure I believe this. Site addresses can be faked. If though the sales are low, then they would have to take some responsibility in not lowering the prices to match to competition, and foolhardily coming out with totally new versions about every year and a 1 1/4 recently.
Bogus. The regional salesman and his posse (including the local sales agent) were in last week to chat us up about 3DS Max 8 and talk about the rebranding.
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http://www4.discreet.com/company/press.php
Belated April Fools joke?
The fact that the URL is discreet.somethingelse.com, and that the links all go to discreet.com, say it all for me.
I was really hoping for a re-write of what seems like a messy core, but who knows...
Otherwise.. SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! SHIT!
Now I will have to focus on XSI.
Edit: Its a fake
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=227763
its a remnant from last week april 1