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Geek Speak » in reply to re: be careful with Microsft's update

Autodesk

bugs that AutoDesk refuses to fix.


I'm disappointed to hear that. Back around 1990 I had a one year contract with Autodesk to write the manuals for AutoSketch 3. I was really impressed by them, then. Seemed like more geniuses per square foot than anywhere else I'd ever worked, and a culture that celebrated excellence. They took real pride in being the best.

But I guess a lot's changed since then. Founder John Walker was forced out (all the way to exile in Paris, in fact), replaced by a generic MBA CEO who must be ruthlessly squeezing the bottom line.

Lo, how the mighty have fallen...

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