AutoCAD fulfilled 25 years, like a mature girl or a man getting out of his mastery.
From the Engineering Blog we took the six lessons learned from the AutoCAD History:
AutoCAD 1.0
Do not work with the good ones, better with the most popular, AutoCAD decides to evolve at the rate of DOS
AutoCAD R9
If one competes and is better, buy it. AutoCAD works closely with SoftDesk for Civil Engineering
AutoCAD R13
Work with the majorities, AutoCAD detaches from UNIX / Mac and decides to absorb Softdesk
AutoCAD 2000
If competitors sell cheap, let's offer a Light version. AutoCAD takes out LT versions to compete on prices
AutoCAD 2004
If they do not buy you, tighten their necks. AutoCAD eliminates support for previous versions (it did with R14 and 2000)
AutoCAD 2007
Jolin, let's just make it up. AutoCAD, aware of its technical competence, seeks to improve aesthetics.
