Shafted again

[Daniel Brim]

Originally Posted by magnasmific

These companies aren’t selling this stuff to FIRST. Autodesk doesn’t make huge amounts of money each year by selling FIRST 1000 copies of their software.

More.

25 donated licenses per team * 1000 teams = 25000 licenses.

Plus 1 donated license of 3DS/team * 1000 teams = 1000 licenses.
25000
+1000
26000

Originally Posted by Paul Copioli

Don't you see this as a problem? Why do you have to hide the video signature? IF the steel industry sponsored the design award, would I have to hide the fact that I am using aluminum? I am grateful that Autodesk is sponsoring FIRST, but let's allow any animation to be submitted (and win) not just those composed in #DS. Same with the Inventor award. C'mon, it's called the Inventor Award, not the Solid Modeling Award for Pete's sake.

I am all in favor of expanding the name of the awards to visualization award and solid modeling award (name sounds awkward).

On a similar note, does innovation just have to be due with Radioshack? Does sportsmanship only come through J&J? Does entrepreneurship only come through Kliener Perkins? Does quality only come through Motorola? Does creativity only come through Xerox?

Using this logic, does it make sense that the awards are named after Autodesk and yet it is (theoretically) the only software that is used? I think this should be addressed.