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Re:Autodesk criticised by architects by ashtonkem on Monday August 03, 2020 @03:22AM (#24034992)
It’s rarely the tool itself that’s the issue, it’s the fact that the entire workflow is built around that tool. Any potential rival must not only match what the incumbent provides, but exceed it so obviously that reworking decades old pipelines is worth it.
Re:Autodesk criticised by architects by BLKNSLVR on Monday August 03, 2020 @03:58AM (#24035166)
You're perfectly describing the reasons for hanging onto legacy <anything>. Manufacturing and distribution supply chains in and out of China being a pertinent large-scale example.

The pearl is the story, not the speck of grit.