re: 64bit vs cross platform I totally understand why Jolyon and others that want 64 bit are peeved. Embarcadero has mislead them a number of times now and I was shocked to here in Auckland that it will be another 2 years.
However I am not one of those people waiting for 64 bit. I think Embarcadero has made some better moves so far by dropping Delphi .NET and utilising RemObjects compiler. Delphi 2010 looks to be a very good version, still early days for me but a lot of the features in D2010 is what I have personally been waiting for. The only hassle is porting from D7 to D2010 with respect to Unicode. I think it is anyones guess whether Embarcadero are making the right move, what I do believe is that the face of desktop computing is changing. I think we are seeing the start of more platforms, different interfaces and major demand for mobile computing. In the mobility area, touch interface is definitely having an impact as the iPhone has rocked the market. What impact is the Google OS going to have over the next few years? What other players are going to come into the market? is the tablet PC going to replace the laptop? One of my concern with cross platform is are Embarcadero targeting the right platforms. Should it be iPhone and or other mobile platforms? Instead of compiling a simple app for different platforms, I would be a lot happier with a compiler and a vcl like library for the various mobile platforms. My 2 cents. _______________________________________________ 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
