Comments on: ODA Cracks DWG 2010 http://www.deelip.com/?p=352 My Views on the CAD (Computer Aided Design) Software Industry Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kenneth Wong http://www.deelip.com/?p=352&cpage=1#comment-1070 Kenneth Wong Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:44:37 +0000 http://www.deelip.com/?p=352#comment-1070 As I recall, file format change in DWG 2007 prompted Wright-Pierce's IT chief to issue a press release in April 2008 announcing he's delaying migration to AutoCAD 2008 because of "poor performance issues." According to him, it choked WAN accelerators like Riverbed. I haven't followed up on it, so I don't know if it's been resolved. <br /><br />I'm guessing file format change can cut both ways. It compels Autodesk's rivals to keep up with the change; but it probably also demands a fair amount of resources from Autodesk to test software, middleware, and system compatibility to make sure it doesn't wreck havoc for their customers. As I recall, file format change in DWG 2007 prompted Wright-Pierce's IT chief to issue a press release in April 2008 announcing he's delaying migration to AutoCAD 2008 because of "poor performance issues." According to him, it choked WAN accelerators like Riverbed. I haven't followed up on it, so I don't know if it's been resolved.

I'm guessing file format change can cut both ways. It compels Autodesk's rivals to keep up with the change; but it probably also demands a fair amount of resources from Autodesk to test software, middleware, and system compatibility to make sure it doesn't wreck havoc for their customers.

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