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    It sounds like you should upgrade one license, and see how well your
    legacy applications compile and start doing a bit of testing - you
    may even be able to do this with the trial - I quite like the recent
    version of Delphi, however XE2 seems to be a bit of a step back in
    terms of stability of the IDE, I presume this will be resolved in
    the next few updates.<br>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Alister Christie
Computers for People
Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266
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PO Box 13085
Johnsonville
Wellington </pre>
    <br>
    On 19/09/2011 11:55 a.m., David Brennan wrote:
    <blockquote cite="mid:008701cc765e$62a29f90$27e7deb0$@co.nz"
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Agreed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">If
            I put aside my grumpiness about the Unicode issue (which
            does annoy me) I don&#8217;t actually have a problem with the
            overall policy, in my opinion pretty much any software
            company that wants to grow longterm these days needs to have
            a way of getting ongoing value out of existing users whether
            through maintenance fees, upgrades, or whatever. So it&#8217;s a
            fair cop to say that upgrade pricing is only available for 3
            years or so.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">And
            I really would like to use XE2, just frustrating that we
            have this unwelcome obstacle and potential stumbling block
            with our biggest customers to overcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">David.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
              lang="EN-US"> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz">delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz</a>
              [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz">mailto:delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz</a>] <b>On
                Behalf Of </b>Jolyon Smith<br>
              <b>Sent:</b> Monday, 19 September 2011 11:30 a.m.<br>
              <b>To:</b> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<br>
              <b>Subject:</b> Re: [DUG] XE2 upgrade<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Ah yes, I see. &nbsp;The other way to look at it
          is that if you haven't upgraded since D2007 then you are "up"
          by $500 USD for each version upgrade since... (2009, 2010,
          XE... $1500 in total). &nbsp;So if you upgrade now/in the next 3
          months you get $2000 worth of upgrades (2009, 2010, XE, XE2)
          for $500, PLUS retain the right to upgrade to XE3 - or indeed
          the right to not upgrade again until XE6 if you prefer
          (assuming current policy and practices continue).<br>
          <br>
          I understand the problem of not being able to use those
          intermediate (or indeed current) versions directly, but at
          some point I guess the value in the transaction has to be
          weighed in terms of opportunity cost as well as more tangible
          measures. &nbsp;Which isn't to say that I agree with the tactic of
          strong-arming upgrades in this way. &nbsp;I don't.<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal">Also, upgrading now would equip you to
            undertake NEW projects in a Unicode version of Delphi (if
            possible and relevant), or at least test them (or specific
            pieces of new code) in such a version while developing
            primarily in 2007, making any future effort to migrate ALL
            your projects to Unicode that bit easier than if you
            continue to create ALL projects in non-Unicode versions
            untested in a Unicode version, creating just more "will it
            convert/migrate safely/easily/reliably/performantly"
            questions that you have still yet to answer.<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal">imho. &nbsp;ymmv. &nbsp;:)<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">On 19 September 2011 11:01, David
                Brennan &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:dugdavid@dbsolutions.co.nz">dugdavid@dbsolutions.co.nz</a>&gt;
                wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                    style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Yes, this
                      is a nice feature and one I applaud, but not
                      particularly relevant to us (it would be very
                      relevant if we wanted to buy a new Delphi 2007
                      licence I agree).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                    style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                    style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">My point is
                      that we already have Delphi 2007 licences. My
                      complaint is that apparently they intend making
                      these licences invalid for upgrades in three
                      months time. That implies we should upgrade
                      shortly BUT we can&#8217;t actually use anything we get
                      out of the upgrade. So the upgrade would purely be
                      to get upgrade pricing and hoping that we will be
                      able to use XE2 sometime in the near future. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                    style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                    style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Given that
                      two upgrades cost more than buying from scratch
                      the question of whether we would be able to switch
                      from 2007 to XE2 before the next version (XE3)
                      comes out becomes critical. I don&#8217;t actually know
                      the answer to that currently.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                    style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                    style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Cheers,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                    style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">David.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                    style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                    style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                    style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"
                      style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
                          style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
                        style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US"> <a
                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz"
                          target="_blank">delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz</a>
                        [mailto:<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz"
                          target="_blank">delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz</a>]
                        <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jolyon Smith<br>
                        <b>Sent:</b> Monday, 19 September 2011 10:19
                        a.m.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
                          <b>To:</b> NZ Borland Developers Group -
                          Delphi List<br>
                          <b>Subject:</b> Re: [DUG] XE2 upgrade<o:p></o:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"
                        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
                        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">You
                        need not worry too much on that score.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"
                          style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"
                          style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">XE2
                          continues the "feature" introduced in XE of
                          providing licenses for a number of earlier
                          versions of Delphi. &nbsp;That covers D2007 thru XE
                          and Delphi 7. &nbsp;The only slight catch is that
                          you have to specifically request products keys
                          for those additional licenses within 180 days
                          of registering your XE2 license. &nbsp;But 180 days
                          (6 months, give or take) is plenty of time
                          (but also enough time to "forget"!), but they
                          could make the process of obtaining those keys
                          easier ... well, getting the keys is easy
                          enough, but finding out where to GO to get
                          them isn't.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"
                          style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"
                          style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">You
                          would have thought they would put a URL in the
                          ESD order email (or better yet, just send you
                          keys and download links for ALL versions to
                          which you have entitlement).<o:p></o:p></p>
                      </div>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"
                          style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"
                          style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"
                            style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">On
                            19 September 2011 09:56, David Brennan &lt;<a
                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                              href="mailto:dugdavid@dbsolutions.co.nz"
                              target="_blank">dugdavid@dbsolutions.co.nz</a>&gt;
                            wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
                          <div>
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                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                  style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">The
                                  problem with this policy Embarcadero
                                  has is that Delphi 2007 is the last
                                  non Unicode and many (including us)
                                  are stuck on that because Unicode will
                                  inevitably introduce some bugs, take
                                  up a bit more memory and potentially
                                  slow things down which are all
                                  negatives for our biggest customers
                                  and given these customers are English
                                  speaking there is no upside for us to
                                  point to (they don&#8217;t really care that
                                  the software can then be made to
                                  support Japanese etc).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                  style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                  style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">So
                                  upgrading to Delphi XE2 currently
                                  would be purely just to keep us in the
                                  upgrade loop with a valid version. We
                                  can&#8217;t use any version newer than the
                                  one we already have. And that sucks.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                  style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                  style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Having
                                  said that there are sufficient new
                                  features in the language and the IDE
                                  appears to have stabilised enough with
                                  the recent versions that we MIGHT be
                                  able to make a commercial case for
                                  upgrading our applications to XE2. It
                                  is just a much harder case to make
                                  than if there was a switch to turn
                                  Unicode off (as I believe Jolyon has
                                  lamented in the past).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                  style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                  style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Cheers,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                  style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">David.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                  style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                  style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                                <p class="MsoNormal"
                                  style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
                                      style="font-size:10.0pt"
                                      lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
                                    style="font-size:10.0pt"
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                                    <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jolyon Smith<br>
                                    <b>Sent:</b> Monday, 19 September
                                    2011 9:32 a.m.<br>
                                    <b>To:</b> NZ Borland Developers
                                    Group - Delphi List<br>
                                    <b>Subject:</b> Re: [DUG] XE2
                                    upgrade</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                              </div>
                              <div>
                                <div>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                                    style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                                    style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a
                                      moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://store.digitalriver.com/store?Action=DisplayCategoryProductListPage&amp;SiteID=borland&amp;Locale=en_NZ&amp;categoryID=628800"
                                      target="_blank">http://store.digitalriver.com/store?Action=DisplayCategoryProductListPage&amp;SiteID=borland&amp;Locale=en_NZ&amp;categoryID=628800</a><o:p></o:p></p>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
                                      style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
                                      style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Note
                                      that the NZ store is the
                                      "International USD Store" so
                                      prices are in USD.<o:p></o:p></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
                                      style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
                                      style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Note
                                      also that as mentioned in my reply
                                      to John, upgrade pricing is only
                                      valid for D2007 licenses and later
                                      (D2009 and later from 1 Jan 2012)<o:p></o:p></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"
                                      style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
                                    <div>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal"
                                        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">On
                                        19 September 2011 09:18, Leigh
                                        Wanstead &lt;<a
                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                                          href="mailto:leigh.wanstead@gmail.com"
                                          target="_blank">leigh.wanstead@gmail.com</a>&gt;
                                        wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
                                      <p class="MsoNormal"
                                        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Where
                                        can I find the delphi xe2 price
                                        url?<br>
                                        <br>
                                        Regards<br>
                                        <span style="color:#888888">Leigh</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <p class="MsoNormal"
                                            style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
                                          <div>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"
                                              style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">2011/9/19
                                              Jolyon Smith &lt;<a
                                                moz-do-not-send="true"
                                                href="mailto:jsmith@deltics.co.nz"
                                                target="_blank">jsmith@deltics.co.nz</a>&gt;<o:p></o:p></p>
                                            <p class="MsoNormal"
                                              style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">iirc
                                              the (current) policy is
                                              "current and two previous
                                              versions"<o:p></o:p></p>
                                            <div>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                                style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
                                            </div>
                                            <div>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                                style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">So
                                                for XE2 "current" = "XE"
                                                and two previous would
                                                be 2010 and 2009. &nbsp;Since
                                                they introduced the
                                                upgrade versions window
                                                "traditionally" they
                                                have extended an
                                                "upgrade amnesty" for
                                                the *next* older version
                                                until the end of the
                                                year following release
                                                of a new version. &nbsp;All
                                                of this would appear to
                                                still hold true this
                                                time around. &nbsp;From the
                                                Embarcadero online store
                                                product information
                                                page:<o:p></o:p></p>
                                            </div>
                                            <div>
                                              <ul type="disc">
                                                <li class="MsoNormal"
                                                  style="color:#4F4C4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
                                                  level1 lfo1"><span
                                                    style="font-size:9.0pt;background:white">Upgrade
                                                    pricing is available
                                                    to registered owners
                                                    of 2007-XE versions
                                                    of RAD Studio,
                                                    Delphi or
                                                    C++Builder;
                                                    Professional,
                                                    Enterprise or
                                                    Architect editions.</span><o:p></o:p></li>
                                                <li class="MsoNormal"
                                                  style="color:#4F4C4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
                                                  level1 lfo1"><span
                                                    style="font-size:9.0pt;background:white">...</span><o:p></o:p></li>
                                                <li class="MsoNormal"
                                                  style="color:#4F4C4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
                                                  level1 lfo1"><span
                                                    style="font-size:9.0pt;background:white">After
                                                    Dec 31, 2011, only
                                                    2009-XE users
                                                    qualify for upgrade
                                                    pricing.</span><o:p></o:p></li>
                                              </ul>
                                            </div>
                                            <div>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                                style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
                                            </div>
                                            <div>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                                style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">So
                                                your D2007 license will
                                                remain valid for
                                                upgrades until Dec 31
                                                this year.<o:p></o:p></p>
                                            </div>
                                            <div>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                                style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
                                            </div>
                                            <div>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                                style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
                                            </div>
                                            <div>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                                style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
                                              <div>
                                                <p class="MsoNormal"
                                                  style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">On
                                                  17 September 2011
                                                  22:08, John Bird &lt;<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:johnkbird@paradise.net.nz"
                                                    target="_blank">johnkbird@paradise.net.nz</a>&gt;
                                                  wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
                                                <div>
                                                  <div>
                                                    <div>
                                                      <div>
                                                        <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                                          style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">I
                                                          am planning
                                                          ahead for when
                                                          I upgrade from
                                                          D2007 to
                                                          either XE2 or
                                                          the next
                                                          version &#8211; is
                                                          there an
                                                          existing
                                                          deadline that
                                                          D2007 as a
                                                          valid upgrade
                                                          version will
                                                          expire?&nbsp;&nbsp; (ie
                                                          after that I
                                                          would have to
                                                          buy a new
                                                          version?)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                                      </div>
                                                      <div>
                                                        <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                                          style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                                      </div>
                                                      <div>
                                                        <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                                          style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">John</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                                      </div>
                                                    </div>
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                                                <p class="MsoNormal"
                                                  style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><br>
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