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Ralph Grabowski's avatar

It almost feels to me like an underground, guerrilla movement.

Everything it is, legacy CAD isn't -- a CAD Spring.

Legacy CAD obcesses with sales, these new guys with ideas.

Reminds me of AEC Systems 1986, where Computervision and intergraph had the important-looking booths, but Autodesk had the crowded one.

Burhop's avatar

I meant the gorilla to represent the big CAD companies, but guerrilla works too.

I still think legacy CAD has far too much functionality to lose sales right now. But I do bet we will start seeing some fast following and aquisitions next year.

Ralph Grabowski's avatar

You're right: none of these are the next AutoCAD.

Some will stagnate as the programmer switches to other interests, some may even be acquired.