Yeah...I believe Microsoft is the largest software company in the whole friggin' world, with Adobe coming in 2nd.
So I can't really see Adobe getting swallowed by Autodesk, but what do I know...just like you said - there are strange things happening in this world, especially if this world happens to be the corporate world.
And regarding Maya: we should have seen something rather strange coming along...I mean - hey! c'mon: Ontario Teachers Pension Plan? What the heck?!?
Come to think of it: as long as I can remember, I was always having problems with teachers...seems now they're going to give me back my bullets!
Shouldn't have been such a bad boy when I could...
Oh my...
Subdivide and conquer!
Free your mind, and your ass will follow!