Re: Future of Delphi 7.x - need official word from Borland

From: Bruce McGee (bmcgee_at_glooscap.com)
Date: 01/31/05 

Date: 31 Jan 2005 04:40:39 -0800

Eyal wrote:

[...]
> Further, I can't really trust that applications that I compile with
> D2005 (for Win32), will really run without a problem on Win32
> machines that don't have .NET installed.
>
> But, you'll say, Borland clearly states that Win32 apps compiled with
> D2005 will run just fine without .NET run-time.
[...]

This is a pretty misleading statement. I can confirm from experience
that D2005 Win32 applications run properly on Win32 machines that don't
have .Net installed.

For what it's worth, I agree that we should still be able to buy legal
licenses for previous versions of Delphi. I'm not sure about the
logistics or how far back it should go, but I think being able to buy
Delphi 7 makes sense. 

-- 
Regards,
Bruce McGee
Glooscap Software

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