[DUG] A change in upgrade policy coming from Embarcadero

[Alister Christie]

I think anyone still using Delphi 8 should get a free upgrade - they've 
suffered enough.

Alister Christie
Computers for People
Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266
http://www.salespartner.co.nz
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Wellington 



Jeremy North wrote:
> 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.
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