Quoting Peter Hyde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Patrick wrote:
>
> > Are companies going for Linux because they can't compete with MS
> > in Windows, does this mean all Borland Windows products are under
> > threat?
>
> (and many others wrote along similar lines).
>
> I don't share the fear that more Linux means less Windows. This
> is not a zero-sum game, especially in terms of marketing power
> and hence acceptance.
snip
Hmm. There are (at least) two subtly different possible interpretations of the
current situation:
(a) Borland goes over to Linux to build up its opportunities, while continuing
with the Windows products.
(b) Borland goes over to Linux because MS is thrashing them in the Windows
market.
In case (b), VB is just about to get full OO features in the next release of
the language - and some other more C/D-like stuff in there as well. A
settlement with the DOJ could be years away. I read an article about the C/B
merger which said that neither company had achieved profitable growth in the
Windows market for some considerable time.
I'm writing this more from the perspective of being a tertiary student trying
to figure out how marketable Delphi skills really are, especially in the South
Island :)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
New Zealand Delphi Users group - Offtopic List - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz
