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3D Studio R3 Announced

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#53419From: Andrew BichardAug 14, 1993 2:54 AM
Christal, I always get confused about Autodesk's definitition of 'quarters'. What does " …will start shipping in the third quarter of 1993" mean? between 1st July and September 30th? … or does Autodesk have different 'quarters'? also what constitutes 'shipping' in Autodesk terms, shipping to developers? to dealers? or to end users? finally … I am based in the United Kingdom. I know that your press releases apply *only* to North America. No announcement has been made here in the UK yet. Based on past experience of Autodesk releases here, I would guess shipping in the UK will follow about 6 weeks after *actual* shipping to end users in North America. Would that be a good basis for guessing shipping date here in the UK this time?
#53691From: Christal Moreno [ADESK]Aug 17, 1993 12:45 PM
Hi Andrew – Autodesk's splits up the fiscal year into the following quarters: Q1 February 1 – April 30 Q2 May 1 – July 31 Q3 August 1 – October 31 Q4 November 1 – January 31 Shipping means shipping to customers! I know we try our best to ship product outside of the US as soon after US shipment as possible. We're trying to make the localization process faster. I would check with the UK office on timeframes, because there probably isn't an accurate average of time that I can give you. Cheers, Christal
#53709From: Andrew BichardAug 17, 1993 4:20 PM
Christal, Thanks for the information. We havn't even had a press release here in the UK yet. … so it has to be some way off yet. Autodesk Andrew