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Next up: In the wake of their new policy to avoid offensive terms within their software portfolio Autodesk renames the company to ‘We’re (not) sorry’. Polls among industry professionals have shown that the current brand name is perceived as offensive, raising blood pressure by as a much as 65% in average.
From a business perspective it makes sense to change the name.
I know at one point an artist coming up to Montreal for “shotgun training” at Autodesk was held at the border for hours while government officials contacted autodesk to confirm what the training actually was. So not super surprised they eventually decided to change the name.