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Post by Bruce on Feb 9, 2018 23:20:18 GMT
I just bought a one year subscription to this software and now they just shut it down!! So now I'm going to spend a year learning a new software program only to have it shut down at the end of the year? Wow, really disappointed with Autodesk. -------------- www.autodesk.com/products/artcam/overviewAs of February 7, 2018, Autodesk will officially discontinue ArtCAM as an individual product. As of that date, there will not be any further releases or development for ArtCAM and product updates will no longer be delivered. Customers who have an active ArtCAM subscription can continue to renew until July 7, 2018. -------------- Why would you renew this point?? |
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Post by kaje on Feb 10, 2018 0:30:53 GMT
I was just looking into subscribing as well. Maybe they will offer it for free eventually or put those features into fusion360.
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Post by DogBeagle on Mar 3, 2018 9:40:26 GMT
I just bought a one year subscription to this software and now they just shut it down!! So now I'm going to spend a year learning a new software program only to have it shut down at the end of the year? Wow, really disappointed with Autodesk. Why would you renew this point?? To be eligible for access between July 7, 2018 and February 1, 2021. If you only just bought a subscription and it’ll be active on July 7, 2018, you should get to use the software until February 1, 2021. |
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Post by Bruce on Mar 3, 2018 18:52:59 GMT
Yeah, I found that out. I guess it's not so bad. I'm going to work with it and learn how to use it.
It is really frustrating Autodesk would buy ArtCAM and within two years just dump it like they did. Looks like an "Activist Investor" was pushing for higher profits. So now you have a good and stable product but because you can't make the bean counters on wall street happy you just throw away a perfectly good product line. Very sad. They laid off the whole development team in November. (The good 'ol FU right before the holidays.) but didn't stop selling subscriptions until February so they catch the holiday shopping season.
You really have to beware of publicly traded companies. They say they are there to serve the users and clients of their products but really they are subservient to wall street who care only about one thing, make the arrow go higher.
(rant over - thank you)
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Post by Bones M&E on Mar 5, 2018 4:29:34 GMT
Yeah, I found that out. I guess it's not so bad. I'm going to work with it and learn how to use it. It is really frustrating Autodesk would buy ArtCAM and within two years just dump it like they did. Looks like an "Activist Investor" was pushing for higher profits. So now you have a good and stable product but because you can't make the bean counters on wall street happy you just throw away a perfectly good product line. Very sad. They laid off the whole development team in November. (The good 'ol FU right before the holidays.) but didn't stop selling subscriptions until February so they catch the holiday shopping season. You really have to beware of publicly traded companies. They say they are there to serve the users and clients of their products but really they are subservient to wall street who care only about one thing, make the arrow go higher. (rant over - thank you) M(A)rtcam)GA. Rant on |
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