Regards,
Tone :)
> Hey Tone,
>
> My few measley dollars (if I could even convince the wife) wouldn't
> begin to make a dent in the millions needed to make this work. The
> question is, is there someone that could be convinced to purchase DS
> from Avid - someone with the clout to do so.
>
> Microsoft used to own them and while I'm not wild about MS overall, I've
> got to admit that their hands-off approach to Softimage made far more
> sense. With all the stock options they have in Avid I wonder if they
> could buy back DS and redevelop it. They have the power to make it
> happen and I believe that the development team left to their own devices
> could certainly create powerhouse of a company to make Microsoft even
> more on their investment.
>
> Murf
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
> Of tony(at)hdheaven.co.uk
> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 2:02 PM
> To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: RE: OT - DS is great/Nuimage!
>
> I'm in.
>
> Who wants to work up the Business Plan?
>
> Hey, I'm SERIOUS!
>
> T :)
>
>
>> Perhaps we need a new entity since the Softimage brand is now owned by
>
>> Avid who are not showing tremendous interest in its continuing
>> development.
>>
>> How about a new group developing a new product called "Nuimage"? I
>> wander how many of the original developers of DS are still under ND
>> contracts? Hmmmmmmmm? Or do we even want them. Developers would have
>> to sign an agreement not to sell out to Avid, Mcirosoft, or Apple for
>> 10 years :-))))
>>
>> H
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> Tony Quinsee-Jover wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> Ask anyone who was at NAB this year, or who participated in the
>> various meetings held post NAB by Dana and others from Avid.
>>
>> <rant>
>>
>> There was nothing, and I mean NOTHING said to me or anyone else
> (that
>> I'm aware of) either at NAB or since that has led me to believe that
>> Avid care a jot about DS, its place in the market, its market share,
>> its capabilities, or its user base.
>>
>> Just look at the offer from Bruno last week to help Montreal
> port OFX
>> into DS for FREE which was turned down because Avid "haven't at this
>> point made a decision to support OFX ". If nothing else did before,
>> that clearly demonstrates Avid's contempt for the DS userbase.
>>
>> Don't get me wrong, I love my DS, and I love its capabilities
> and
>> toolset. However, those capabilities, that toolset, all those
>> features were developed DESPITE Tewkesbury, not because of them.
>>
>> It is clear to me from conversations I had with many people
> including
>> David Krall that Avid are going to drop DS in the not too distant
>> future. That won't stop me using it - it works, and should continue
>> to work for the foreseeable future, so I can continue to make money
>> from it.
>>
>> When I finally need to replace it I'll see what's available at
> that
>> time in the marketplace. I know it won't be an Avid product if they
>> continue to stick their heads in the sand and refuse to accept the
>> need (not desire, but NEED) for a high-end toolset within their
>> market-leading high-end editing solution.
>>
>> They had a gem when they purchased Softimage - and they treated
> it
>> like a piece of colored glass.
>>
>> But I'm not bitter.....
>>
>> ... much.
>>
>> </rant>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Tony
>>
>> At 18:02 21/06/2005, you wrote:
>>
>>
>> Uh...Tony? Is there something we should know?
>>
>> What has happened in the past few DAYS to make you post
> this?
>>
>> Just curious...and a little concerned.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On 6/21/05, Tony Quinsee-Jover <tony(at)hdheaven.co.uk>
>> <mailto:tony(at)hdheaven.co.uk> wrote:
>> > DS is great, and Avid really believe in it... DS is
> great, and
>> Avid really
>> > believe in it..... DS is great, and Avid really
> believe in
>> it......
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > t +44 (0)121 224 7555
>> > f +44 (0)121 224 7557
>> > http://www.hdheaven.co.uk <http://www.hdheaven.co.uk/>
>>
>> >
>> >
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