Re: [DUG]: octane

[Robert martin]

I have no other information than you but the way I read the letter was.   We were running into time issues with D8, we had completed the .Net portion of Octane but not the Win32 part so we decided not to update it in this release so we could ship on time.    As an added bonus for Borland they can then use updates to the Win32 as a reason to upgrade to D9.  As most Developers are still in the Win 32 world there seems very little incentive to go to D8.  We put off going to D7 because we didn't need Bold / net preview etc.  As we are supporting an existing win 32 app there seems no incentive to go to D8 either.   PS I am big into conspiracy theories.   Rob Martin Software Engineer   phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496    web www.chreos.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Tracey Maule To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:55 AM Subject: [DUG]: octane I have been reading the borland open letter to the delphi community, and the very agitated comments posted on the article.    Im a little unclear as to what to expect with delphi 8.  Can someone clear some things up for me please.   In light of the fact that they are saying Therefore, we have increased our focus on .NET technology in Octane, - the next Delphi release - to 100%. This is an adjustment to our previously published plan which had included an update to our Win32 Delphi technology in the Octane release.   i ask: Will the win32 compiler still be in place?  Can i still use webbroker for further development of my apps if i upgrade? Was snatching up that deal on Delphi Studio 7 with Upgrade advantage a waste of time and money?   in the comments i found: Delphi for Win32 will continue to evolve as a product line in parallel with Delphi for .NET   does this mean we need to purchase two seperate products to develop in win32 and .net??????   Im confused   Tracey Software Developer / Web Master Logis [EMAIL PROTECTED] (027) 213-1065