Then AutoDesk would drop the money on the table, fork your code and develop new features in the same time, then bundle free Arnold, and every AutoDesk format. A

Then AutoDesk would drop the money on the table, fork your code and develop new features in the same time, then bundle free Arnold, and every AutoDesk format. And then youare ruled out. This is the same as it's happening with AWS. They may not be able to compete on prize, but as they got a much bigger budget, you are already out, unless they are very incompetent and you are not. Also, this is assuming your initial software is worth "stealing", it has to be good enough first, which Blender is nowadays.