Just about 13 years ago to the day, the URL http://www.3dwillneverbethesame.com went live.

Sumatra is Coming from http://www.3dscena.cz

Rather predictably, this sparked some debate on the mailing lists, with a number of different riffs on the URL, including “www.toolittletoolatewearebuyingmaya.com”:

Sorry Softimage, your software has served me well, but it’s time to wake up and smell the coffee. You sat around on your ass too long while I watched everybody around me switch to Maya, now it’s my turn. I’m actually excited to learn Maya, it seems like it’s creators are willing and able to stay up-to-date and on the cutting edge.

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