Re: Google (not Borland) knows all ;)

From: Bob Dawson (bdawson_at_idtdna.com)
Date: 12/17/04 

Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 08:48:27 -0600

"Dennis Landi" wrote

> The delphi NGs would be here regardless of the 64-bit issue. The same
> group, not a different group.
>
> So no matter how it was selected, the ontology of the group has nothing to
> do with whether or not Borland's builds a 64-bit compiler.

Nonsense--the forum would be here, but its specific membership changes
constantly in a feedback loop with the topics of conversation. (How much
time would you spend here if the issue of a 64bit compiler were never
discussed or discussable here?) People will stay or go as they find topics
to be of interest, so there's an obvious correlation to be argued between
what's specifically being talked about and the participants/luckers of that
discussion.

> But, since the group (in all of its vast diversity) is solely concerned
with
> Delphi;

I'm solely concerned with what to have for lunch.

> and since a 64-bit Delphi Compiler is concerned solely with Delphi,

The question 'hambuger or sushi' is solely concerned with lunch.

> the group is a representative pool to guage the Delphi populations
response
> to the issue.

I am therefore completely representative of what all lunch eaters would
prefer. See the problem?

> To ignore the efficacy of this group to determine market
> direction is foolish.

Rather, to assume it is fooling. You've provided no reason at all to accept
the sample as statistically representative, either on your choosen issue or
any other.

> Instead, Borland clearly has a corporate strategy intent on selling out
its
> existing customers (the little guys), in the hope (not the *certainty*)
of
> attracting large corporate customers,

Now that's an odd claim--so you believe that a 64bit compiler is
tremendously important to hobbyists and independents, but not to large
corporate customers? Why would that be--and if it isn't, how on earth did
you get to this bizarre claim?

> letting them port their existing Win32 source code to Win64.

Again--on what basis do you claim that this is predominantly a little guy
issue?

> Its a sell-out of their existing, loyal customers, pure and simple.

Tone down the silly anti-Borland rhetoric or the discussion is over.

bobD