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• lower growth or contraction of our maintenance program;
• failure to expand our AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT customer base to related design products and services;
• our inability to rapidly adapt to technological and customer preference changes, including those related to cloud
computing, mobile devices, new computing platforms, and 3D printing;
• the timing of the introduction of new products by us or our competitors;
• the success of new business or sales initiatives and increasing our portfolio of product suites;
• the financial and business condition of our reseller and distribution channels;
• failure to accurately predict the impact of acquired businesses or to identify and realize the anticipated benefits of
acquisitions, and successfully integrate such acquired businesses and technologies;
• perceived or actual technical or other problems with a product or combination of products;
• unexpected or negative outcomes of matters and expenses relating to litigation or regulatory inquiries;
• increases in cloud services-related expenses;
• security breaches and potential financial penalties to customers and government entities;
• timing of additional investments in the development of our platform or deployment of our services;
• timing of product releases and retirements;
• changes in tax laws or regulations, tax arrangements with foreign governments or accounting rules, such as increased
use of fair value measures;
• changes in sales compensation practices;
• failure to effectively implement our copyright legalization programs, especially in developing countries;
• failure to achieve sufficient sell-through in our channels for new or existing products;
• renegotiation or termination of royalty or intellectual property arrangements;
• interruptions or terminations in the business of our consultants or third-party developers;
• the timing and degree of expected investments in growth and efficiency opportunities;
• failure to achieve continued success in technology advancements;
• catastrophic events or natural disasters;
• regulatory compliance costs;
• potential goodwill impairment charges related to prior acquisitions;
• failure to appropriately estimate the scope of services under consulting arrangements; and
• adjustments arising from ongoing or future tax examinations.
We have also experienced fluctuations in financial results in interim periods in certain geographic regions due to
seasonality or regional economic or political conditions. In particular, our financial results in Europe during our third
quarter are usually affected by a slower summer period, and our Asia Pacific operations typically experience seasonal
slowing in our third and fourth quarters.
2016 Annual Report