Re: where will the action be ?

> > The point here is that Borland are followers, not leaders and, as you
> > have pointed out, as MS own the OS, the platform and pretty much
> > everything and call all the shots, this is a hard road for Borland.
> > Borland have to continue to out-innovate MS by large margins
> > (currently with ALM, ECO) to stay in the game.
>
> Asking Borland not to "follow" MS is like asking a fish to live out of
> water. MS is the ecosystem that Windows developers live it. It's an
> irrefutable reality that MS leads the way. There's no way around that.
> I personally fail to see the difference, for instance, between
> "following MS into .NET" and "following MS into Win64", except that you
> can make money with the former.

Nick,

I totally disagree.

I think there was a 'duel' between Delphi and VB, versions 1-6, where very
often Delphi was the leader, and the next version of VB copied and followed
suit.

I don't see Delphi outgunning VS.NET. While I prefer Delphi 2005, I think
the points of difference have narrowed considerably, and I think there are
areas (CF, for example) where MS just owns it and hasn't deigned to let
Borland follow.

Lauchlan M


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