[DUG] Top Delphi people colud be leaving borland.

[Nahum.Wild]

Oops forgot to include a link to the place where I found that link:
http://www.lemanix.com/nick/archive/2005/09/21/3035.aspx
 
A number of interesting comments in there including these : 
http://www.lemanix.com/nick/archive/2005/09/21/3035.aspx#3046
http://www.lemanix.com/nick/archive/2005/09/21/3035.aspx#3053
http://www.lemanix.com/nick/archive/2005/09/21/3035.aspx#3060
<http://www.lemanix.com/nick/archive/2005/09/21/3035.aspx#3046> 
http://www.lemanix.com/nick/archive/2005/09/21/3035.aspx#3061 <- someone
else echoing my idea of open sourcing Delphi :o)
 
Etc...
 
 
Nahum.


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From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz] On
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Sent: Monday, 26 September 2005 13:54 p.m.
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Subject: [DUG] Top Delphi people colud be leaving borland.
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http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=112793
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Basically Robert Coates has tried to buy Delphi from Borland for US$150m
(way more than it's probably worth).  The Borland Board has said NO,
seemingly without much thought on the matter, because Delphi "is a cash cow"
and not because they have a grand vision for it.  Borland seem to be winding
down Deploy based products and transferring staff internally away from this
and related areas.  As a result:
 
"...All of this has had a chilling effect on morale at the Delphi and Deploy
groups.  Several
top people have already resigned, and Mr. Coates has been informed that
others
have offers for employment elsewhere...."
 
Not good.  Is D2006 going to be the last potentially decent version????? 
 
Has anyone heard anything further about this?  Got links?
 
 


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