If you are still using really old versions and think after 7-10 years, programming value hasn't been added to the IDE then you are kidding yourselves. Do you also think you haven't added value to your own products over this time span?
As for those complaining about the price, my road bike that I ride as a hobby costs more than a version of the IDE. Who said a "hobby" didn't have costs involved. I won't even mention my other two since the missus might be reading this... Embarcadero are a business, they are not a charity. If you don't like what they've produced don't buy it. There are trial versions of all the newer versions available. No need to guess if it is any better. I understand not all projects are upgradable instantly (or ever) to a newer version of the IDE but once you get used to these newer versions, you won't want to go back. It is a horrible experience going back to Delphi 5, 6 and 7 personally for me. Delphi 2005 was a pig startup speed wise, but once that was overcome it wasn't too bad. We don't talk about Delphi 8. Oh and you can no longer do C# in Rad Studio (what a waste of resources that was - since Delphi 2007 IIRC). If you want to do .NET, buy Visual Studio. As for the upgrade policy change, well you have to cut the cord sometime. Although I think it is a little rough excluding Delphi 2005. They should get the biggest discount for upgrading. _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe
