[DUG] Upgrade considerations

[Jeremy North]

> Q1 - Professional or Enterprise
> My main development is database applications and I did not use DBExpress (I
> used ADO) in the past.  However, I still need to connect to various DB
> servers (i.e. Oracle, MS SQL, MySQL, Firebird, etc.) in the future.  Will
> there be any major problem if I choose Professional version over Enterprise.

I'm pretty sure you can always upgrade to the higher SKU later for the
difference between them when you are ready.

> Q2 - Delphi or RAD
> I may need to use Prism (mainly for .net) in the future.  Just wonder if it
> is better to get D2010 Enterprise and get Prism from promotion (buy one get
> one free).  Or I simply get RAD2010 Pro (cheaper), but without DBExpress
> connectivity to server (of course, without some other features as well but I
> don't use them anyway).

Personally if I was going to start a .NET project tomorrow, I'd be
using C#. Does the buy 1 get 1 include upgrades?

> Q3 - The NZ price from Developers Inc. web page seems a bit higher when
> converted (possibly old exchange rate?).  Should I buy from US web site or
> should I contact Developer Inc. to get the updated price?  What are the
> differences?

You can't buy from the US shop unless you have a US address and
possibly credit card. The prices for resellers are set a couple of
times a year which is why they unfortunately do not always reflect
favourably. This is not limited to Embarcadero though, as I couldn't
purchase from the Corel US site and the AU sites price for the same
product was quite a bit higher given the exchange rate at the time.

One product in particular we (AU) get screwed is for the SONOS system.
The bundle 250 is USD999. In oz it is 1999.00 AUD. The current
exchange rate makes 999USD as 1152AUD. So price differences to current
exchange rates are not unusual.

Support local resellers when you can. I'm sure they aren't driving
around in a ferrari and if they are - they are probably importing
something else ;-)

>
> Thanks a lot!
> Rodney ..... :)
>
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