Re: 2008 page back up

I'm mostly disappointed that there is NO 64Bit version. I mean, the one thing Combustion could use the most...is access to more RAM.
They focused on performance the last 2 versions of Max, so why not throw his little brother a bone too?

Another thing I don't understand is why AD suits think Combustion couldn't steal major market share from AE if they priced it right (between $1500-$2000), and gave some serious effort development-wise. Even though C has been hamstrung by it's own company, it's STILL superior to AE in a number of ways. The integration between it and Max is the No.1 reason I chose it. There's still a lot to love about Combustion, and I hate to see it starved to death. Why not, instead, exploit it's strengths and focus on eliminating it's shortcomings. Surely they can make it nearly as integrated with Maya as with Max, and there lies a sizable userbase to tap into.

It's obvious they don't want a sub $2000 product stealing market share from Toxic and Flame, moreso than them conceding defeat to After Effects. So, I don't see much of a future for it when it has the competition attacking it from without, and it's owners plotting against it from within. Kind of reminds me of the movie "Platoon" where SGT Barnes frags his own fellow NCO, with VC already bearing down on him.

So, that approach has me considering ANYTHYING but Toxic. That's a similar philosophy that GM took for years with their vehicles. They used cheap parts, knowing they would wear out soon after the warranty was out...somehow thinking customers would just trade it in for a new one.
Well they traded for a new one, alright...just not a new GM, but for vehicles that would last. One of the major reasons GM is sucking wind right now, while Toyota is seeing record profits.

Keep it up Autodesk....alienate your users..hang them out to dry, trying to force them to buy one of your more expensive products...and see where they go.