Echoing what other's have said, the release of XE3 is imminent. If you are considering a purchase now, it is definitely worth waiting a few more weeks. The "RAD Studio World Tour" comes to Auckland on August 28th where you will no doubt find out more.<br>
<br><a href="http://forms.embarcadero.com/forms/AP12Q3NZRADLaunchEvent">http://forms.embarcadero.com/forms/AP12Q3NZRADLaunchEvent</a><br><br>Well, when I say "more" I should really say "something" since the amount of information available about what we can expect in XE3 has been shockingly, disappointingly and rather worryingly entirely absent so far.<br>
<br>More positively, it was mentioned that XE2 came with an entitlement to certain previous versions, but not all. The versions were Delphi 7 and 2007 thru XE. Worth nothing however is that you do not automatically receive these with your order, you have to explicitly and separately request them and do so within a limited period of your XE2 purchase (6 months I think it was).<div>
<br></div><div>Also as others have confirmed, SA (Software Assurance, a.k.a Support and Maintenance) is a 1 year agreement from the date of purchase, providing entitlement to 3 support incidents and software upgrades in that 12 month period.<br>
<br>The cost of SA is (or was) slightly more than 1/2 the price of an upgrade (for a Professional license - the price obviously is different at Enterprise and Architect level). If you are considering a Pro license and intend upgrading every year/release and trust Embarcadero to release an upgrade within your SA period then SA makes sense. If you anticipate upgrading only every other year/release then SA makes less sense.<br>
<br>The formula is different for Enterprise/Architect, where SA is even more advantageous I believe.<br><br><br></div><div>Above all else... Welcome back to the loop! :)<br><br><br></div><div>- Jolyon</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On 7 August 2012 22:00, Kyley Harris <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Kyley@harrissoftware.com" target="_blank">Kyley@harrissoftware.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Thanks for that. I really haven't kept in the loop for a few years.<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 9:55 PM, Jeremy North <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeremy.north@gmail.com" target="_blank">jeremy.north@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Yes it is a one year deal.<div><br></div><div>This might help you decide what might be best for you.</div><div><a href="http://delphi.wikia.com/wiki/Delphi_Release_Dates" target="_blank">http://delphi.wikia.com/wiki/Delphi_Release_Dates</a> </div>
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<div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 7:50 PM, Kyley Harris <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Kyley@harrissoftware.com" target="_blank">Kyley@harrissoftware.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
interesting.. is the support and maintenance valid for 1 year then? meaning you will get the next upgrade cheap only if it comes within a 1 year period?<br><br>Its always a hard call which version to move to. I'm perfectly happy with the rad-studio 2007, but I just feel like it might be time to move forward with the unicode compatibility issue<br>
while I'm at the start of a new project.<div><div><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 9:44 PM, Jeremy North <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeremy.north@gmail.com" target="_blank">jeremy.north@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Support and maintenance means you don't have to pay for the upgrade each year.<div><br></div><div>Personally I'd wait for the next release, give the cycle of releases and the roadshow email doing the rounds, a new release must be soon.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Also with XE2 they started given access to previous versions as well. Not sure if that will continue with the next release (or if it started with XE2). </div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>
<div>On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 7:39 PM, Kyley Harris <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kyleyharris@gmail.com" target="_blank">kyleyharris@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div>Just curious how many people have bought XE2 and are happy with it?<br><br>I bought XE early last year and I have to be honest that I haven't even tried to use it yet, so its almost $500USD down the drain. I had some 3rd party stuff that wasn't playing ball with unicode and never found the time to track it down. <br>
<br>I'm now looking to upgrade XE2 and start fresh and hope I can make it all work for a new project.<br><br>One major question I have is the Support and Maintenence option for $270USD. Has anyone ever bought it, and have you ever found use for it? it seems to me that they release "upgrades" that you have to pay for so often that <br>
support and maintenance is almost a Do-Nothing service. If i'm wrong I'd like to hear what people have to say.<span><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Kyley Harris<br><a href="tel:%2B64-21-671-821" value="+6421671821" target="_blank">+64-21-671-821</a><br>
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