Re: Delphi for Obsolete.NET - Microsoft's Plans Realised?

Hello, Arthur!
You wrote on Thu, 09 Mar 2006 18:30:13 +0100:

AH> So far any attempts to *sell* a decent programming platform such as
AH> Kylix for Linux have failed because people are used to not having to
AH> pay a penny for Linux stuff. Mono won't change that one bit.

IMHO, not correct. People want to pay for Linux stuff but three notces exist:
1. No free competitors with equally developed feature set and support level.
2. Following to the Linux standards of software development.
3. Be high quality product and receive constant stream of updates and bugfixes, as Linux itself constantly changing.

Kylix (read Borland) failed to achieve at least 2 and 3.

With best regards, Ender. E-mail: linuxmustdie@xxxxxxxxxxx

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