****DISCLAIMER****

January 8th, 2009 - I HAVE DECIDED TO REMOVE THE SUMMARY OF JOHN PEDDIE RESEARCH'S MAX, MAYA and XSI COMPARISON TESTS. IT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN VARIOUS FORUMS THE SOMEWHAT BIASED NATURE OF THESE TESTS. (WHICH I TEND TO AGREE WITH) AUTODESK HAS REQUESTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFUTE THE CLAIMS MADE IN THE TEST, WHICH I HAD SUMMARIZED HERE. AFTER WAITING MORE THAN TWO MONTHS, AUTODESK STILL HAS NOT PROVIEDED ME WITH AN OFFICIAL REFUTE TO THE CLAIMS MADE. TO AVOID DRAGGING THIS OUT ANY FURTHER, I CHOSE TO REMOVE MY SUMMARY OF JPR'S PAPER ALL TOGETHER. YOU CAN READ JPR'S WHITE PAPER ON THE SUBJECT HERE