Quote Originally Posted by routerdriver View Post
I briefly considered Fusion and couldn't help referencing what Photobucket had just done and I wasn't convinced that Autodesk wouldn't pull the same stunt.I'm happy with my choice.
I don't know if Autodesk have made any long term commitment to continue with their 'free' license. It would be foolish of them to pull the rug out from under so many users who are so heavily invested (in terms of time rather than money) as many will go on to use Fusion in a professional capacity and therefore pay up for a license. The others may continue to create content such as YouTube tutorials or share their work on sites like GrabCAD which is all good for the product in the long run too.

I don't know what colleges and universities are using these days, Solidworks seems to be the industry standard (just an outsider's observation, I'm no longer in the industry) just like AutoCAD was back when I was at college. But, if the next generation of designers, draftsmen and engineers were to leave education with a Fusion mindset rather than Solidworks it may start to loosen Solidworks' grip on the industry.

I wouldn't object to paying a sensible price for Fusion but there's no way, as a hobbyist, I could pay what they are asking for a full license. Let's hope it doesn't come to that!