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OK, what the heck is happening?

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  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 40,233

    so they going spend that on Mac and Linux development?

  • brainmuffinbrainmuffin Posts: 1,276

    Microsoft also owns GitHub, moved .Net to Open Source and removed all Windows attachments, a full Linux distro is under the covers of Windows 10, newest Edge is Chromium based, and now MS SQL Server runs on Linux. A friend of mine believes Microsoft will eventually replace the Windows kernel with Linux.This seems like one more step in that direction.

  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,175

    Sounds scary if you ask me.

    Laurie

  • j cadej cade Posts: 2,310

    Its an inexpensive ad campaign for them.

     

    not only do they get warm fuzzy feelings from a bunch of blender users, but there will also be writeups in a bunch of cg and tech websites.

  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715

    More cash for Blender is good.

    brainmuffin said:

    Microsoft also owns GitHub, moved .Net to Open Source and removed all Windows attachments, a full Linux distro is under the covers of Windows 10, newest Edge is Chromium based, and now MS SQL Server runs on Linux. A friend of mine believes Microsoft will eventually replace the Windows kernel with Linux.This seems like one more step in that direction.

    agreed

     

  • marblemarble Posts: 7,500

    Maybe I see patterns where there are none but there seems to be a movement towards Open Source (or at least "free") in general. I have to wonder whether the fact that many software companies have switched to subscription models has triggered an exodus from the commercial developers? Maybe the subscription thing is an indication that there's not much to be made from selling software and that the DAZ model of free software to generate sales for content might be the way to go. In that case, then any free software will do and the less a commercial company has to invest indevelopment, the more it can concentrate on the profitable areas.

    Just speculation - I have no background in, or knowledge of these trends.

  • andya_b341b7c5f5andya_b341b7c5f5 Posts: 694
    AllenArt said:

    Sounds scary if you ask me.

    Laurie

    It's only $30K a year, no strings attached.  Wouldn't even hire one decent developer.  MS probably found that much in loose change down the back of the break room sofa.  Might be enough to give Blender its own Clippy though...

    First few minutes of this Blender.Today YT channel video address this - https://youtu.be/SlB2S54pa9I

  • PaintboxPaintbox Posts: 1,633

    I read somewhere (didn't save the article) but that they actually use Blender in-house, and this is their way of giving back.

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