Honestly, I sometimes feel the industry is kind of stupid to pay autodesks prices. The alternatives are not that much worse, if at all. I switched and wouldn't want to go back even autodesk match the price.
I'm considering Modo, after much thought Autodesk really burned what they've done in the past two years. I suppose it's time to make a decision to boycott from this point forward Autodesk like I have with Starbucks ?
What kind of salary is needed to keep up with Autodesk's monthly price? Say you're paying $1,500 for rent + utilities, $200 on groceries, $400 on transportation and $250 on Autodesk subscription. That amounts to $28k a year. And that doesn't include any other subscription services. For some Junior roles, that kind of cost…
Long-time users of Autodesk software have started a thread on Autodesk's forum, protesting the price raise of the maintenance plans and asking the company to keep the perpetual/maintenance licensing option. Many high profile 3D artists are participating, including some who have been using 3D Studio since version 1.…
Indeed, thats where their biggest $$ is coming from, however I do think their shareholders will not be happy if their M&E (media and entertainment) products (Maya, Max..ect) take a hit. It also will cause the impression that the current heads over at autodesk are doing a poor job at retaining seats. Plus, there really…
Isn't this exactly the "sunk cost fallacy" .. ? How many HUNDREDS of thousands of dollars are you losing on overpriced autodesk subscriptions, every year ?
Well, if the industry as a whole doesn't decide to just take the plunge into Blender, Autodesk will just keep spitting in the face of the common user and keep robbing companies. The switch doesn't necessarily have to happen overnight. But having at least a road map and long-term plan to be Autodesk-free in 'x' number of…
I doubt the petition will work. The only way Autodesk will pay attention is if you move over to the competition. This can either be Blender or Modo. Blender has something called Bmax for users coming from Max, as well as an active plugin marketplace. Modo already has a PBR viewport with materials used to match both Unreal…