sparrownightmare opened this issue on Apr 02, 2005 ยท 67 posts
ShawnDriscoll posted Sat, 02 April 2005 at 3:42 PM
Caligari used to sell truSpace on store shelves. But people won't buy 3D software off the shelf now without trying a demo first if it's not an industry buzzword like 3DMAX or MAYA or LIGHTWAVE. So stores don't carry that kind of software because it just sits there. So customers buy the 3D World mags instead and see all the wonderful things 3DMAX, MAYA, and LIGHTWAVE can do. If they are a student and are surious, they'll get the academic versions or they'll know someone who'll pirate the stuff for them. Carrara does not even enter their decision process. Meanwhile, they've heard legends about Bryce 5 and Poser 5 and snatch those up from the store for $80 each.