I have to chime in and say that I agree with Alan. Open Source would be the only way to save Delphi at this point. No company is going to adopt Delphi or continue to use Delphi on new projects with Borland backing away from what has been seen as their flagship products. Any other outcome is certain doom. No one will invest in the further development of the language or tools like the open source community will. I really just don't see any other outcome that has positive results for the future of the language or its adoption. And to the point that open source is 'anti-capitalist' throwback is very short sighted. You need only take a step back and look around the total landscape and realize its open source innovation thatÂ’s driving a lot of change in the industry today. That comment demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of the open source model. Is it for everyone and everything? No of course not! But it is a very successful model, and given the state Borland development tools find themselves in today, one that could prove to be a saving grace. The hard truth is no serious development shop is going to invest capital in a Borland solution given its current state. At the very least, Open Source is an insurance policy for companies willing to adopt those tools. I just don't see any serious company buying the Borland brand to harvest and grow the technology. Just my 2 cents from the cheap seats. --mac
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