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size=2>Oops forgot to include a link to the place where I found that
link: <A
href="http://www.lemanix.com/nick/archive/2005/09/21/3035.aspx">http://www.lemanix.com/nick/archive/2005/09/21/3035.aspx</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=360175802-26092005><FONT face=Verdana
size=2>A number of interesting comments in there including these :
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=360175802-26092005><FONT face=Verdana
size=2><A
href="http://www.lemanix.com/nick/archive/2005/09/21/3035.aspx#3046">http://www.lemanix.com/nick/archive/2005/09/21/3035.aspx#3046</A></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=360175802-26092005><FONT face=Verdana
size=2><A
href="http://www.lemanix.com/nick/archive/2005/09/21/3035.aspx#3053">http://www.lemanix.com/nick/archive/2005/09/21/3035.aspx#3053</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=360175802-26092005><A
href="http://www.lemanix.com/nick/archive/2005/09/21/3035.aspx#3060">http://www.lemanix.com/nick/archive/2005/09/21/3035.aspx#3060</A><A
href="http://www.lemanix.com/nick/archive/2005/09/21/3035.aspx#3046"></A></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=360175802-26092005><A
href="http://www.lemanix.com/nick/archive/2005/09/21/3035.aspx#3061">http://www.lemanix.com/nick/archive/2005/09/21/3035.aspx#3061</A> <-
someone else echoing my idea of open sourcing Delphi :o)</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=360175802-26092005>Etc...</SPAN></DIV>
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class=360175802-26092005>Nahum.</SPAN></DIV></FONT></SPAN><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> delphi-bounces@ns3.123.co.nz
[mailto:delphi-bounces@ns3.123.co.nz] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Nahum.Wild<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, 26 September 2005 13:54
p.m.<BR><B>To:</B> 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi
List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [DUG] Top Delphi people colud be leaving
borland.<BR><B>Importance:</B> High<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV align=left>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 <EM>"is
a cash cow"</EM> and not because they have a grand vision for it.
Borland seem to be winding down <EM>Deploy</EM> based products and
transferring staff internally away from this and related areas. As a
result:</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><EM>"...All of this has had a chilling effect on morale at the
Delphi and Deploy groups. Several<BR>top people have already resigned,
and Mr. Coates has been informed that others<BR>have offers for employment
elsewhere...."</EM></DIV>
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<DIV align=left>Not good. Is D2006 going to be the last potentially
decent version????? </DIV>
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