And Sofitmage, which they promptly shut down after they acquired them. Basically, they bought all of the standard tools out there (yes, even max) and became a d

And Sofitmage, which they promptly shut down after they acquired them. Basically, they bought all of the standard tools out there (yes, even max) and became a dominant player. There's an old interview floating around with one of the autodesk founders - he explains their strategy (was?) is to straight-up buy into both market share and competition.