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2004-11-09 11:01:52 PM
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Rudy Velthuis [TeamB] writes:
first place. They need to release the compiler for the DDK. Selling the
compiler for application development is just extra money for stuff
they'd need anyway.
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"Alessandro Federici" <XXXX@XXXXX.COM>writes
 

Rudy Velthuis [TeamB] writes:
So as long as their 64-bit OS exists, the compiler will exist.
A reassuring certainty.
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"Alessandro Federici" <XXXX@XXXXX.COM>writes
RemObjrcts 2.0 code? Will RemObjects 4.0 be a complete rewrite from scratch?
What about the second version of RemObjects for .NET? Will that be a
complete rewrite as well?
 

"marc hoffman" <XXXX@XXXXX.COM>writes
 

"Alessandro Federici" <XXXX@XXXXX.COM>writes
 

"Chris Burrows" <XXXX@XXXXX.COM>writes
This has become circular. You said you HAD to get rid of D5, and the
complications from this led you to switch to .NET. Now you say when asked
why you had to get rid of D5 that you see no reason to use it when you have
D7. Together that makes no sense.
 

Alessandro Federici writes:
When someone is executed, the delinquent doesn't know which one in the
platoon has the sharp ammo and which is firing blanks.
Apply this principle!
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Eric Grange writes:
the future based on past trends. More importantly you can learn a lot about
mistakes by studying the past.
So what is going to be the deciding factor for all the companies out there to
rush out and replace at the cost of billions of dollars all the fully functional
Win32 machines and switch everyone on the desktop over to Win64? Word isn't
going to be running any faster.
For a vast majority of companies there is no reason to go to 64 bits for the
most of their employees. There are just a few small corner apps (for every 1
CAD user there are probably 1000+ Word users) that will benefit on the desktop.
On servers databases are the obvious first choice to benefit from 64 bits, but
how many databases are being written in Delphi?
Once again - where is Borland's market. Not yours. This has to do with how
many copies of Delphi Borland can sell and right now there is a very small
number of Win64 developers out there compared to other market segments they can
concentrate on. The ratio of Win32 to Win64 machines is staggering and unless
there is some huge reason for businesses to migrate to Win64 machines in the
near future they won't. Over and over again I have asked the question of what
Win64 killer app is out there to cause such a migration and no one to date has
named it. It just isn't there. I don't see any reason why there will be quick
adoption of Win64 on the desktop which is where most apps are written for and
where the largest developer market is which is what Borland sells to.
Jeff Overcash (TeamB)
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Chris Burrows writes:
development tools to developers for Xenix? Borland doesn't sell to end users
they sell to developers. How many sells of Delphi would Borland have made to
your team? 10? Less? It isn't and has never been about your revenue
possibilities it is about the market that Borland can sell to. There has to be
a large enough market of DEVELOPERS interesting in purchasing the tool to make
it worthwhile to go after. Currently the largest developer market is Win32
followed by .NET. Win64 developer market is still very small in comparison and
potentially won't be growing at a fast rate unless something changes to make
Win64 adoption on the desktop necessary.
Jeff Overcash (TeamB)
(Please do not email me directly unless asked. Thank You)
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher
a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build
a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act
alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer,
cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for
insects. (RAH)
 

"Alessandro Federici" <XXXX@XXXXX.COM>writes
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