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Autodesk Acquires Alias

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the as-the-corporations-turn dept.

eggegg is one of many readers to write to tell us that "Autodesk, of AutoCAD and 3dsmax fame, is reporting that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Alias, makers of Maya and MotionBuilder. Will Autodesk use the inherited expertise and codebase to finally develop their product line for the platforms most of their customer base would prefer, or does this mean the end of development of Alias products on OSX and Linux?"

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  1. Well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    "... does this mean the end of development of Alias products on OSX and Linux?"

    Hopefully.

  2. Good by, free Maya.... by Stu+L+Tissimus · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Hello, Gmax!

    Oh, wait a second, Gmax is entirely dumbed down. Oh well. Yay capitalism!

    --
    A wise man once said, "wtf h4x."
  3. jesus. h. christ. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Will Autodesk use the inherited expertise and codebase to finally develop their product line for the platforms most of their customer base would prefer, or does this mean the end of development of Alias products on OSX and Linux?

    How the fuck do you know that their customer base doesn't want to use Windows? Most of the folks I have talked to that use Maya day-to-day like using Windows for the workstation, and Linux for the render farm.

  4. 1982 - Soviet Russia Buys United States by msjacoby · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Reagan sez Yee Haw!