Re: D64, or Why Borland Ought to NOT Work on a 64-bit VersionofDelphiRight Now

From: Rune Moberg (rm_at_runesbike.com)
Date: 02/02/05 

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 21:54:59 +0100

"Brion L. Webster" <brion.webster@nospam.ci.fresno.ca.us> wrote in message
news:420136a6$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Consumers I talk to are, for the most part, either still "just
> dabbling in email, maybe a little photography" (the "AOL set"), or
> buying whatever the latest game says is a recommended system.

It will happen, and it will happen fast. As for the gamers, the same
discussion applies to the latest graphics accelerators. Nobody needs a $500
card optimized for Direct-X 9 and the latest shader technologies, right?
Well, tell that to your average gamer...

The move to a 32-bit platform happened despite outrageous hardware costs and
lack of software. The move to the AMD64 platform is much cheaper and will
happen faster. After all... 64-bit X86 wasn't on Intel's roadmap until AMD
started turning heads. If a small company like AMD can stick up to a giant
like Intel, why can't a small company like Borland stick up to mighty
Microsoft? 

-- 
Rune

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