Re: [64-bit Delphi] A msg from Hairy (van Tassel)

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Date: 03/04/05 

Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 17:50:28 +0100

"Jim Cooper" <jcooper@tabdee.ltd.uk> wrote in message
news:42288cb4$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
>
>> "Whether or not "losing money" is the correct term or not is irrelevant."
>> is actually what we have been discussing here.
>
> It's what **you** have been discussing here - I couldn't care less. It is
> not germane to my original post.

read on below.

>> I guess you were using the term more in the loose sense of "they would be
>> leaving more money on the table elsewhere" or similar.
>
> As I explained to you, yes. In normal English conversation, the term is
> often used in exactly that sort of situation.
>
>> Please donīt take it personal if I am using pedantry here, but I had the
>> impression that the "essential point" was being mispresented.
>
> But whether I was using the correct term was not the essential point of my
> post, was it?

read on below about the essential point.

>
>> Thanks for your understanding.
>
> I actually don't understand. You clearly knew what I meant, and decided to
> ignore that, and deliberately misinterpret what I was saying.

Jim,

I clearly donīt want to annoy you, but let me just repeat what has been
said:

Jim Cooper:
> They (ed: he means Borland here) do have that information, and have come
> to the conclusion that they would lose money by doing it. You are in no
> position to argue with that decision, although clearly you do not like it.

Peter Sleuth:
> Please let me know where you have heard that Borland has come to the
> conclusion that they would lose money by doing it.

Jim Cooper:
> Have you not been reading Danny's and Allen's posts?

I replied quoting Danny: (http://tinyurl.com/69r9x):

> "Correction: The issue is not whether a 64 bit dev tool could make
> money. The issue is opportunity cost - whether investing Borland
> resources into building a 64 bit dev tool platform would generate a
> greater return than making a similar or smaller investment in other
> technology, such as .NET.

> 64 bit tools can make money. "

Please donīt take this personal, but for me I see a clear contradiction
between the message "they .. have come to the conclusion that they would
lose money by doing it" and the message "64 bit tools can make money."

the essential point in my view is: "losing money" != "opportunity costs"

-Peter

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