Re: Is anything spectacular going to happen around Delphi anymore?

From: Ben Hochstrasser (bhoc_at_tiscali123^H^H^H.ch)
Date: 06/27/04 

Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 01:57:13 +0200

David Erbas-White wrote:

> As a specific, simple example, the fact
> that BCB has been dropped by Borland has now made me look like a fool in
> the eyes of one client, because we are stuck with a dead tool that
> doesn't support WinXP.

Huh? Even my old D3 supports XP. Including themes. Yeah, not officially,
but still. Care to elaborate? (I'm really curious, honestly) 

-- 
Ben
Better grease spots on a t-shirt than bloodstains on a uniform.

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