[DUG] A change in upgrade policy coming from Embarcadero

[Jeremy North]

If you are still using really old versions and think after 7-10 years,
programming value hasn't been added to the IDE then you are kidding
yourselves. Do you also think you haven't added value to your own
products over this time span?

As for those complaining about the price, my road bike that I ride as
a hobby costs more than a version of the IDE. Who said a "hobby"
didn't have costs involved. I won't even mention my other two since
the missus might be reading this...

Embarcadero are a business, they are not a charity. If you don't like
what they've produced don't buy it.

There are trial versions of all the newer versions available. No need
to guess if it is any better.

I understand not all projects are upgradable instantly (or ever) to a
newer version of the IDE but once you get used to these newer
versions, you won't want to go back. It is a horrible experience going
back to Delphi 5, 6 and 7 personally for me. Delphi 2005 was a pig
startup speed wise, but once that was overcome it wasn't too bad. We
don't talk about Delphi 8.

Oh and you can no longer do C# in Rad Studio (what a waste of
resources that was - since Delphi 2007 IIRC). If you want to do .NET,
buy Visual Studio.

As for the upgrade policy change, well you have to cut the cord
sometime. Although I think it is a little rough excluding Delphi 2005.
They should get the biggest discount for upgrading.