Delphi version

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and this is the explanatory text...:

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Even though many people may not know what the word bloatware means, almost everyone has experienced it in the form of unjustifiedly big and slow software. Windows Vista is the most recent example. With a minimum hardware requirements of 800 MHz, 512 MB of RAM, and 15 GB of free disk space, one would swear that Microsoft receives commissions from the hardware vendors. Now, is there anything in Vista that you can't do in Windows 2000 (133 MHz, 64 MB, 1 GB)? Hardly.

As software developers, and specifically as Delphi developers, we suffered bloatware for the first time in 2004, when Borland proclaimed itself the official .NET bitch, ditched Delphi 7, and tried to replace it with the infamous Delphi 2005 (tied to the .NET Framework, unstable as hell, with huge performance problems, and the Help system unusable). And Delphi suddenly became bloatware. Needless to say that nobody used Delphi 2005 for serious work (those who paid for it have not been compensated though). The next year, Delphi 2006 arrived. Same bloatware, but more stable, still some performance problems, whopping memory leaks, and very bad Help system. That's where our adventure of tweaking Delphi started.

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So there you have another point of view about which version is best :)
Regards

>And by the way it's a great ideea (D7SE) but the people from Borland should be angry with the guy who
>did it (my oppinion)... putting a Delphi pro freely available for download... Considering that I use a Delphi 7
>Pro version that costed me almost 1000 euro, and now you can download it and use it freely.

hm... I can't stop thinking about legel issues. I am not a license expert, but something tells me that you will need a delphi 7 license anyway.

agreed :) though I don't know if that applies to the versions over 7 (>=8)

Still reffering to D7Pro SE, I am pretty sure you need a legal licence to use it in comercial applications. The fact that it is put freely available for download makes me think it will have legal problems with Borland. Or maybe they will hire the guy (who seems very capable by the way). And maybe if they hire him... we might see a Delphi 7 improved to the max available for buying... I do not approve with Borland for discontinuing the offer for Delphi 7... even if it does not provide support for .NET applications... Who sayz that all applications must use .NET? I never needed the .NET so far. maybe later, after Vista will be forced again upon customers, laike all latest MS Windows, maybe then I will be forced to change. But since 2004 till today... i did not feel the need for .NET in my applications.
Anyway... MS is not the issue in this question.
And what is all that fuss about Borland wanting to sell out? Will that be a problem for us developers and customers? This is a question mark I am having for a while now.

I myself wanted to buy 9and still want0 a D7 prof license, but can't find a place that might still have a lost license somewhere :)
related to bortland selling the product line, I don't believe that will have much impact on customers and very little on developers that use the old versions like D7. I'm using teh delphi ide's for 6 years now and never once needed support from borland and there are probably lots of developers in my situation. we only need a license from time to time (chaging work place; for a friend, etc)

but we're getting offtopic now :D there's another topic somewhere on this issue with borland selling , we can continue there if needed.