Re: PC Plus magazine (UK) - Delphi 8 review

From: Alan Garny (someone_at_somewhere.com)
Date: 02/25/04 

Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 17:35:20 -0000

"Bob Dawson" <bdawson@idtdna.com> wrote in message
news:403cd22c$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> "Alan Garny" wrote
> > while in fact people are more interested in D7
> > at this stage and would therefore rather see Win32
> > fixes/updates/etc.
> Borland has stated there'll be win32 update, so it's apparently aware of
> that interest already quite regardless of D8 sales.

Yes, I know that. This said we are still waiting... Anyway, let's not go
there...

My view on D8 for .NET is that it wouldn't have made any difference to
release it in a year's time or so and instead concentrate on a D8 for Win32.
Not that many people seem to be willing to embrace the .NET wagon at this
stage. Also, who is going to use D8fN if not people who have already used
Delphi in the past? I would, indeed, be very surprised if there were going
to be lots of D8 users who have never used Delphi before. Microsoft's .NET
solutions have been around long before D8, and even C#B, so why bother with
Borland's solutions, especially since they don't add anything special (IMO
and based on the type of applications I develop). So, personally, the only
advantage I can see to D8fN is for those who have some Delphi for Win32 code
that they want to port to .NET, something that only few of us seem to be
ready to do at this stage...

> Longer range, I think further interest in Delphi.Win32 (versions 8,9,10,
> etc.) depend more on the viability of the platform than anything else. If
> enough of us want and buy their Win32 tools, Borland has no incentive not
to
> produce them.

Well, I did think so too, but then again... just look at the current
situation: there are lots of people who don't give a darmn about D8. All
they want is D7 to be fixed/updated/upgraded/etc.

    Alan.

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