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The recent change from unlimited local simulations to pay-per-use cloud simulations was far worse than a mere price hike. It transformed a known, manageable cos
by jl6 4y ago
The recent change from unlimited local simulations to pay-per-use cloud simulations was far worse than a mere price hike. It transformed a known, manageable cost into a variable cost that is going to impact users’ workflow as they learn to control it.
If I were the architecture industry, I’d be rapidly forming an industry consortium to develop an alternative. Otherwise, this supplier’s monopoly will continue to optimize pricing until all the industry’s profits flow to them.
- YetAnotherNick 4y agoIs there any (non software)industry consortium that developed any usable software? I wouldn't bet on that effort, and even if it is done perfectly it will still take at least 5 years to match the complexity and feature completeness of AutoCAD. Instead they should force themselves to boycott AutoDesk and use something like FreeCAD and fund the development. Yes, there would be some loss in productivity, still much more probable that it will work out in long term.