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I am wondering about the Autodesk example. If they suck so much and the users hate them so much, why no competition have arisen? Are there some government induc
by smsm42 2y ago
I am wondering about the Autodesk example. If they suck so much and the users hate them so much, why no competition have arisen? Are there some government induced barriers? We saw Microsoft has been an unassailable incumbent on browser market, OS market, personal computing market, etc. And yet, their perceived monopoly has been successfully attacked. It took big companies like Google and Apple and IBM, but it turned out not to be impossible. I'm sure some big companies wouldn't mind a chunk of CAD market - why it's not happening then?
- MrDrMcCoy 2y agoReal alternatives that cover the same features and often even support the same file types are available for most Autodesk/Avid/Adobe products. Businesses, universities and individuals need to adopt a mindset of "we're willing to use anything that can perform the task at hand, and should explore all the options" as opposed to "we need what everyone says is the only tool for the job".
- TheJoeMan 2y agoFor starters the silicon valley types keep pitching cloud-only webbrowser-based tech stacks. Ex. for mechanical design OnShape et. al. Actually Solidworks is trying to push to web-based which few want…