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Maya and Max contribute less than 8% of Autodesk's total revenue[1].

[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/416285/revenue-of-autode...

Don't click this link, it's a "create account" trap/paywall.

What gives you the idea that these tools are cash cows? It's quite then opposite, really. In FY20, Mesia and Entertainment was 5% of Autodesk's revenue as per their own report.

I think this is Adobe hedging their bets against Autodesk as they don't have a full 3D DCC software suite. There are 3d modelling and rendering features in some products, but they are just in a supporting role.

It would be really interesting to see a future in which giant companies fund open source work as a way to weaken their competitors.