Ahead of time

[Alfredo_Medina]

Now that the year is ending, I'd like to ask this question: How come we always live with a software release that is one year ahead of the current year? It used to happen with cars, but only during the last quarter of the month, that you could purchase a 2010 model during the last months of 2009, but with Autodesk, it's just in March or April that the new year's release version is available. So during 9 months (75%) of year 'X', the software is version 'X+1'. What is the reasoning behind this? Is it a marketing strategy to create a feeling of "being ahead of time"?

[Anonymous]

It is realted to Autodesk fiscal year.

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Jeff Hanson
SME (Subject Matter Expert)
Autodesk - BIM UX
Manchester, NH


wrote in message news:6309305@discussion.autodesk.com...
Now that the year is ending, I'd like to ask this question: How come we
always live with a software release that is one year ahead of the current
year? It used to happen with cars, but only during the last quarter of the
month, that you could purchase a 2010 model during the last months of 2009,
but with Autodesk, it's just in March or April that the new year's release
version is available. So during 9 months (75%) of year 'X', the software is
version 'X+1'. What is the reasoning behind this? Is it a marketing strategy
to create a feeling of "being ahead of time"?

[Anonymous]

I'll tack onto Jeff's comment even though he is the Autodesk person. 🙂

I believe Autodesk's fiscal year is April through March. Since their 2010
fiscal year started in April, when the version came out in April it got the
2010 nametag.

Doug
www.dougbowersconsulting.com
blog: http://aectechtalk.wordpress.com



"Jeff Hanson (Autodesk)" wrote in message
news:6309462@discussion.autodesk.com...
It is realted to Autodesk fiscal year.

--
Jeff Hanson
SME (Subject Matter Expert)
Autodesk - BIM UX
Manchester, NH


wrote in message news:6309305@discussion.autodesk.com...
Now that the year is ending, I'd like to ask this question: How come we
always live with a software release that is one year ahead of the current
year? It used to happen with cars, but only during the last quarter of the
month, that you could purchase a 2010 model during the last months of 2009,
but with Autodesk, it's just in March or April that the new year's release
version is available. So during 9 months (75%) of year 'X', the software is
version 'X+1'. What is the reasoning behind this? Is it a marketing strategy
to create a feeling of "being ahead of time"?

[Anonymous]

Yes, It's a market strategy to give the feeling of 'being ahead of time'.

[Anonymous]

i don't know all the reasons for it-
but what Jeff said is probably what
it has to do with.. good question
though..