Design Software Giants Target the Unemployed 204
avishere writes "People are losing their jobs, but for some execs the economic meltdown seems like the perfect time to get their software into the hands of those who can't afford their multi-thousand-dollar price tags. Software giants Autodesk and SolidWorks have each latched onto the worst-economic-disaster-since-the-Great-Depression meme and released free versions of their flagship computer-aided-design brands before their potential users are forced to sell their laptops on Craigslist. 'In these uncertain economic times,' Autodesk coos sympathetically, it will give away temporary licenses of AutoCAD and other software to those unemployed in the fields of architecture, engineering, and design. (They are also developing a Mac version, two decades after abandoning the platform.) SolidWorks was quick to respond with its subtly titled Engineering Stimulus Package. So if anyone out there has their weekdays free, jumpstart your hardware and design projects for cheap. Legally, too."
Re:Adobe has a similar program for developers (Score:5, Funny)
YA, we offer FREE FLEX for all the WUSSY LITTLE GIRLY MEN!
Re:Four words I am damn sick of hearing in sequenc (Score:5, Funny)
And maybe if they stopped calling these times "economic" all money would disappear!
Sorry.
Re:I looked... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What this really means (Score:5, Funny)
[My english is better than most other people's german, so please point out mistakes politely. Thank you.]
Good afternoon! I believe German should be capitalized if you please.
Re:What this really means (Score:5, Funny)
"You" should not be capitalized except at the normal places for any word.
Apparently the AC is a capitalist.
Re:Adobe has a similar program for developers (Score:4, Funny)
Adobe is going to PUMP *clap* YOU UP!