Re: state of the SW universe?

neil wrote:
> what is the reason(s) most of the group arent upgrading then?
> UI borked? admin and bug fatigue? little or nothing attractive about the
new 
> stuff? other CAD looks better? tight budget? bad press?..
> 
> I admit from the little info I have seen of 09 features it doesnt seem
very 
> exciting but you live in hope the performance gain is real.
> I would really like to see some 'simple' practical improvements like for

> instance adding conics rather than still more 'it draws itself' stuff.
> I guess a lot of folks are waiting to see if the new CEO will really
deliver 
> the redirection customers have talked about for a long time to no
effect.
> 
> thanks for your reply
> 
> Neil 
> 


I moved from Inventor 11 to SW 2008 and I love it. It was more 
affordable and is quite a bit better and easier to use for so many 
reasons. Using sp 2.1 have had very little issues with cra****ng. No big 
models but have done some complex surfaces like surfboards and canoes 
with all spline curves, no problems.

It all depends on perspective. Truthfully though, for it's niche I don't 
think there's anything better.

I agree with most of your points though, the 1 year release plan is 
ludicrous, it takes at least 3 to bring substantial new function without 
bugs. Just look at MS, like ME and Vista, the in between releases are
crap.

It's the American cor****ate model, it's for the benefit of CEO's and 
shareholders not the employees or customers.

They will get you though, one way or another, you might as well upgrade 
when you get the offered discounts. Without backwards compatibility 
you're going to be stuck at some point or another, it's inevitable.