https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/perpetual-license-changes-read/why-are-you-removing-the-perpetual-license-model/m-p/5778901#M566 <P>"You are the first I've heard from that says they are dropping Autodesk for a competitor"</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I have no doubt that your figure is most likely closer to what is happening. My point was a "what if" people stopped complaining and voted with their pocket book. If enough did, then and only then will something be done.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Unfortunately for small business / freelancers this is going to force them out of the product cause what AD is asking for makes absoultely no good business sense for them. But as you've pointed out Autodesk has calculated they can live without us. In the case of Max and Maya, all the big Animation houses and gaming companies can absorb the outragous resulting price increases this change is bringing and pass it on to clients. We can't do that in a market like todays. I assume the same is true for those using with the CAD/design apps also.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>You don't have to just take it. you do have a choice, a vote.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 20 Aug 2015 01:12:00 GMT Anonymous 2015-08-20T01:12:00Z