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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=537120503-09022006>Why not open source
it????</SPAN></DIV>
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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>Wilkin,
Kurt<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 9 February 2006 3:52 p.m.<BR><B>To:</B> NZ
Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [DUG] Not sure
what this means to developers<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=292094102-09022006>I've got 25 bucks, anyone got a spare couple
mill?</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=292094102-09022006><dreaming/></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=292094102-09022006> - strip dotnet out : thats 2
products at 1 price</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=292094102-09022006> - build communication tools :
delphi <-> Java <-> c#,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=292094102-09022006>
and build a consistently named and behaving set </SPAN></DIV>
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of libraries across each - Jedi?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=292094102-09022006> - pick the best out of Modula2,
Modula3, Oberon put </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=292094102-09022006>
that into Delphi then </SPAN><SPAN class=292094102-09022006>push it as the
only Win native </SPAN></DIV>
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graphical environment</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=292094102-09022006> - add a new vb7 compiler
:)</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=292094102-09022006> - add a (probly new) scripting
language in somewhere</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=292094102-09022006> - rather than QT have a XUL ui
option</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=292094102-09022006> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=292094102-09022006> - Profit!!!</SPAN></DIV>
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class=292094102-09022006></SPAN>Cheers, Kurt.<SPAN
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><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> Thursday, 9 February 2006 8:40
a.m.<BR><B>To:</B> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi
List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [DUG] Not sure what this means to
developers<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<P>Nick's Delphi Blog has some interesting thoughts on it.</P>
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href="http://www.lemanix.com/nickblog/PermaLink,guid,464c6f5b-291c-43d1-a85c-7c14a26b9f8a.aspx">http://www.lemanix.com/nickblog/PermaLink,guid,464c6f5b-291c-43d1-a85c-7c14a26b9f8a.aspx</A></P>
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<P>Hopefully they'll fix the F11 problem! Anybody notice it changed from
D7 to D2005. Half the time I press it it takes me to the code and not
the object inspector. Bugs me lots. Either that or I never noticed
in D7 - can't test it there as I don't have it installed anymore.</P>
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<P>Nahum.</P>
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<P><SPAN class=rvts7>… but can’t help think this is a good thing
for Delphi. Hopefully the company who takes over will do some
decent marketing and listen to its clients (us)…</SPAN></P>
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<P><A class=rvts8
href="http://www.borland.com/us/company/news/Tod_Nielsen_customer_shareholder_letter_02-08-06.html">http://www.borland.com/us/company/news/Tod_Nielsen_customer_shareholder_letter_02-08-06.html</A></P>
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<P><SPAN class=rvts9>web: </SPAN><A class=rvts10
href="http://www.softwarex.co.nz">www.softwarex.co.nz</A></P>
<P><SPAN class=rvts9>blog: </SPAN><A class=rvts10
href="http://softwarex-nz.blogspot.com">http://softwarex-nz.blogspot.com</A></P>
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