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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. Prime time, no doubt by Mulletproof · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Autodesk Acquires Alias"

    You sure ABC was ok with this?
    (waaaait for it....)

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    1. Re:Prime time, no doubt by detlev409 · · Score: 1, Funny

      The sad thing is I'm so bushed that for a moment or two I actually wondered what a TV show was doing with a CAD program.

      Bed. Now.

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  2. Rough times at Autodesk.... by shoemakc · · Score: 1, Funny

    I know they've produced a few questionable products in the past, but is that really enough to require an alias?

    And what is it for that matter?

    ManualChair (R)?
    BikeSofa (R)?
    StickOttoman (R)?
    AutoCrap (R)?

    A bit more information, please....

    -Chris

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  3. They're OK with it. by hullabalucination · · Score: 4, Funny
    You sure ABC was ok with this?

    Jennifer Garner's contract with her current production company (Disney) expires in November and she'll begin working at Autodesk after that. Her job duties will include product demonstrations and killing people.

  4. No. by hullabalucination · · Score: 2, Funny
    I'm sorry, were you trying to be funny?

    No. Now, if you'll kindly step over here, this nice lady is going to give you a product demonstration.

  5. Some useful information? by Anonymous+Brave+Guy · · Score: 4, Funny

    So does this mean I can get modded up to +5 just for citing another pertinent Wikipedia link? :-)

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