<div dir="ltr">pedantic much?</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 1:52 PM, Jolyon Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jsmith@deltics.co.nz" target="_blank">jsmith@deltics.co.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><span class=""><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:16px">Updates and hot fixes for up to two (2) years and three (3) major releases</span></blockquote><div><br></div><div>This is meaningless unless there is also a money-where-your-mouth-is commitment to <u><b>provide</b></u> updates and hotfixes for versions other than the current one.<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">> This is actually what it says doesn't it.</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div></span><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Not really. It says that SA entitles you to <b><u>receive</u></b> updates and hot-fixes. It says nothing about any commitment to <i>provide</i> any such updates or hot-fixes. Of course, there is no way to predict just how bad a release is in order to determine how many updates or hotfixes would be required.</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On 13 April 2015 at 15:24, Jeremy North <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeremy.north@gmail.com" target="_blank">jeremy.north@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 class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><span>On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 12:56 PM, Jolyon Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jsmith@deltics.co.nz" target="_blank">jsmith@deltics.co.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:16px">Native mobile controls OSX iOS Android for many controls (eg DateTime picker)</span></blockquote><div> </div></span><div>In one review I read it was noted that this is a NO-OP on everything except iOS. On all other platforms you still get the doppelganger FireMonkey controls, even if you have configured for "native".<br><br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>The native controls are basically for iOS as mentioned - not all have native support. <br></div><div><br></div><div>The "doppelganger" fmx controls are good if you are creating a bespoke look and feel for your corporate brand across all supported platforms.</div><span><div> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div></div><span><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:16px">Updates and hot fixes for up to two (2) years and three (3) major releases</span></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>This is meaningless unless there is also a money-where-your-mouth-is commitment to <u><b>provide</b></u> updates and hotfixes for versions other than the current one.<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>This is actually what it says doesn't it. The intention is apply fixes to previous versions. I understand it won't be all fixes as some will not be possible without breaking interface compatibility.</div><div><br></div><div>If it is done as they say, it will be a welcome change but then again, how can we trust a company that can't even keep their newsgroups operational consistently and have drones looking at submitted requests and closing them with nonsensical resolutions.</div><span><div><br></div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>When was the last time EMBT released more than a token update or hotfix for anything other than the current version ? Is their any commitment to do better in this regards in the future ?<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div></span></div></div></div>
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