Businesses have pipelines entirely relying on Autodesk tools & formats.
> but these things don't last forever. Remember when we all thought that Microsoft Office file formats guaranteed an eternal monopoly?
It will last long enough for Autodesk. The real issue being why Autodesk was allowed to basically buy most of its main competitors in the 3D/CAD authoring tool space without any push back from government agencies.
> The real issue being why Autodesk was allowed to basically buy most of its main competitors in the 3D/CAD authoring tool space without any push back from government agencies.
That's not even remotely true. There's Dassault/Catia, Siemens/NX, PTC/Creo, and probably a dozen (or more) niche competitors.
The real problem is massive vendor lock-in. Each CAD company goes out of their way to have crappy interop with the others.
> but these things don't last forever. Remember when we all thought that Microsoft Office file formats guaranteed an eternal monopoly?
It will last long enough for Autodesk. The real issue being why Autodesk was allowed to basically buy most of its main competitors in the 3D/CAD authoring tool space without any push back from government agencies.