[DUG] More Delphi news...

Fri Apr 28 14:51:14 NZST 2006

J

Agree with you on the GTO though I have a feeling even powerball 
wouldn't be enough, Every time I think i'd like a frazer (I'd go for a 
308GT4, as it would go with the 914/6 as oddball mid engined cars, 
brilliant styling, love bertone) I drive one and its enough to put me 
off, they are the worlds fastest trucks, they have appeal because they 
look fast standing still (and they stand still a lot!) I'm also told the 
servicing is as simple as 1, 2, 3 ($1K the first year, $2K the second 
$3K thereafter)

N

James Sugrue wrote:
> Awesome. Bit of a Ferrari man myself, but can appreciate a classic (or 2). I
> started a Ferrari fund last year, but it keeps getting raided to pay for
> sensible things like maintenance to house, tax etc.
> 
> I want a 308GTS - always like those, or if I win powerball in the w/e then a
> 1962 250 GTO which IMO is the finest looking car ever produced.
> 
> Not a big fan of Ferrari's latest stuff as far as looks go.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz] On
> Behalf Of Neven MacEwan
> Sent: Friday, 28 April 2006 1:50 p.m.
> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> Subject: Re: [DUG] More Delphi news...
> 
> J
> 
> 1973 911E 'Eva',
> 1970 194/6 'Eric',
> Replica 1964 904 'Yet to be named'
> 
> N
> 
> James Sugrue wrote:
>> What models?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz]
> On
>> Behalf Of Neven MacEwan
>> Sent: Friday, 28 April 2006 1:02 p.m.
>> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
>> Subject: Re: [DUG] More Delphi news...
>>
>> J
>>
>> As I own 2 Porsches (and am building a replica of one as well) I'd have 
>> to take umbridge at the comparison. Porsche do not propose that their 
>> car is universal and get it accepted as a standard (.NET), Porsche do 
>> not sign license agreement for technology and then intentionally attempt 
>> to break it (Java), they just make cars that burn the same fuel, run on 
>> the same roads and take the same format tyres as everyone else (as an 
>> aside can anyone think of any other item which is speced in imperial, 
>> metric/dimensionless  at the same time ie 225/15/60)
>>
>> The IT industry is by its very nature based on a high level of 
>> interoperability which might be is against the creed of the free-est of 
>> the free marketeers but the free market doesn't work for monopolies 
>> which is why this is legislated. No-one prevents M$ from stating that 
>> they don't conform to the standards. My point is that M$ will abandon 
>> .NET if it feels like it and you are probably  more at risk from 
>> disruption by following M$ than you are by standing aside. M$ on one 
>> hand are disruptive (.NET XAML etc) and on the other slow (ie compare 
>> the dev rate on Windows to Linux)
>>
>> I feel for Borland as they are stooges in some respects, they get beaten 
>> up all the time but kept alive for the facade of competition they 
>> represent (so that M$ doesn't get legislated against)
>>
>> I am considering upgrading from Win2K Pro soon any suggestions?
>>
>> N
>>
>> James Sugrue wrote:
>>> Playing devils advocate for a minute....
>>>
>>> Clearly breaking apps is a different story, but isn't evolving your
>> business
>>> model to take on your competitors just good business sense? 
>>>
>>> I would argue that some of the stuff they are doing in the .NET space is
>>> innovative, whereas others is taking someone else's idea and making it
>>> better. Isn't that just the way the world works? Ferrari(or Porsche if
> you
>>> prefer) didn't invent the car they just build on Benz's ideas and made
>> them
>>> better. Do you feel the same about them?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz]
>> On
>>> Behalf Of Neven MacEwan
>>> Sent: Friday, 28 April 2006 12:08 p.m.
>>> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
>>> Subject: Re: [DUG] More Delphi news...
>>>
>>> J
>>>
>>> Im not quite sure how numbers could be 'anti .NET' but i'm not surprised 
>>> by the numbers 0.1% would have been to much.
>>>
>>> Does anyone remember OS/2 and how one of the office apps used to fall 
>>> over in it
>>>
>>> Its quite obvious how M$ work, muddy, divide, conquer, The
>>> examples of this are endless and .NET is just one to slow Java, if XUL 
>>> takes off, we bring in XAML, If Ajax gets a foothold ...
>>>
>>> Freedom to innovate..bullshit
>>>
>>> N
>>>
>>> Jeremy North wrote:
>>>> On 4/28/06, Richard Vowles <Richard.Vowles at borland.com> wrote:
>>>>> What a very interesting post. Thanks KuetFung!
>>>> Take Grimes' posts with a grain of salt. He is very anti-.NET.
>>>>
>>>> Jeremy
>>>>
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