Re: New Delphi roadmap is coming: NO UNICODE PLEASE!

Uffe Kousgaard wrote:
The real question is would it attract new Linux programmers ?

Or perhaps the real question is if it keeps the existing delphi developers
using delphi? (gives them the option to deploy on other platforms)

Agreed 100%.

If the company is untrustworthy we would anyone use its product? Because it
offers something unique. Neither a help system or unicode can hardly be
called unique.

There's a balance. Being unique is not enough; there is also a notion
of offering something competitive as well. IMO, unicode and a working
help system will go towards being competitive.

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Brian Moelk
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