Awesome. Bit of a Ferrari man myself, but can appreciate a classic (or 2). I started a Ferrari fund last year, but it keeps getting raided to pay for sensible things like maintenance to house, tax etc.
I want a 308GTS - always like those, or if I win powerball in the w/e then a 1962 250 GTO which IMO is the finest looking car ever produced. Not a big fan of Ferrari's latest stuff as far as looks go. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neven MacEwan Sent: Friday, 28 April 2006 1:50 p.m. To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: Re: [DUG] More Delphi news... J 1973 911E 'Eva', 1970 194/6 'Eric', Replica 1964 904 'Yet to be named' N James Sugrue wrote: > What models? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Neven MacEwan > Sent: Friday, 28 April 2006 1:02 p.m. > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > Subject: Re: [DUG] More Delphi news... > > J > > As I own 2 Porsches (and am building a replica of one as well) I'd have > to take umbridge at the comparison. Porsche do not propose that their > car is universal and get it accepted as a standard (.NET), Porsche do > not sign license agreement for technology and then intentionally attempt > to break it (Java), they just make cars that burn the same fuel, run on > the same roads and take the same format tyres as everyone else (as an > aside can anyone think of any other item which is speced in imperial, > metric/dimensionless at the same time ie 225/15/60) > > The IT industry is by its very nature based on a high level of > interoperability which might be is against the creed of the free-est of > the free marketeers but the free market doesn't work for monopolies > which is why this is legislated. No-one prevents M$ from stating that > they don't conform to the standards. My point is that M$ will abandon > .NET if it feels like it and you are probably more at risk from > disruption by following M$ than you are by standing aside. M$ on one > hand are disruptive (.NET XAML etc) and on the other slow (ie compare > the dev rate on Windows to Linux) > > I feel for Borland as they are stooges in some respects, they get beaten > up all the time but kept alive for the facade of competition they > represent (so that M$ doesn't get legislated against) > > I am considering upgrading from Win2K Pro soon any suggestions? > > N > > James Sugrue wrote: >> Playing devils advocate for a minute.... >> >> Clearly breaking apps is a different story, but isn't evolving your > business >> model to take on your competitors just good business sense? >> >> I would argue that some of the stuff they are doing in the .NET space is >> innovative, whereas others is taking someone else's idea and making it >> better. Isn't that just the way the world works? Ferrari(or Porsche if you >> prefer) didn't invent the car they just build on Benz's ideas and made > them >> better. Do you feel the same about them? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On >> Behalf Of Neven MacEwan >> Sent: Friday, 28 April 2006 12:08 p.m. >> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List >> Subject: Re: [DUG] More Delphi news... >> >> J >> >> Im not quite sure how numbers could be 'anti .NET' but i'm not surprised >> by the numbers 0.1% would have been to much. >> >> Does anyone remember OS/2 and how one of the office apps used to fall >> over in it >> >> Its quite obvious how M$ work, muddy, divide, conquer, The >> examples of this are endless and .NET is just one to slow Java, if XUL >> takes off, we bring in XAML, If Ajax gets a foothold ... >> >> Freedom to innovate..bullshit >> >> N >> >> Jeremy North wrote: >>> On 4/28/06, Richard Vowles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> What a very interesting post. Thanks KuetFung! >>> Take Grimes' posts with a grain of salt. He is very anti-.NET. >>> >>> Jeremy >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Delphi mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi >>> >>> > -- Neven MacEwan (B.E. E&E) Ph. 09 620 1356 Mob. 027 4749 062 New Address Details =================== MWK Computer Systems 1 Taumata Rd Sandringham Auckland Ph 620 1356 Fx 620 1336 _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [email protected] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
