This is also good information to refer to if you need help justifying an upgrade to a newer version. For example, a customer on Delphi 5 recently asked if we plan to update Delphi 5 for Windows 7 development. When you look at the chart below, you can see that there won't be further updates to that version and that upgrading to Delphi XE2 (which also gives access to select earlier versions back to Delphi 7) is the way to go for the best Windows 7 support.
I'll paste in the Delphi section of the supported versions list as of today (June 2012) but you should visit the link above to see the latest version in the future.
Product
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Active
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Passive
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De-Supported
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Delphi XE2
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September 2011
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Delphi XE
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September 2010
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Delphi 2010
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August 2009
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May 2011
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Delphi 2009
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September 2008
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September 2009
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May 2011
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Delphi 2007
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March 2007
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December 2008
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Delphi 2006
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December 2005
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April 2008
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August 2009
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Delphi 2005
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October 2004
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January 2006
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December 2008
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Delphi 8 for Microsoft .NET
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December 2003
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December 2005
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December 2008
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Delphi 7
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August 2002
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December 2005
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December 2008
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Delphi 6 and Earlier
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August 2002
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August 2003
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There's also a link at the top of that page to definitions that describe each support phase. Here's a copy of that info:
Lifecycle Periods are defined as follows:
| Active Support |
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| Passive Support |
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| De-supported |
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When the descriptions above say that a version is no longer eligible for hotfixes, patches and service packs, it means there won't be further updates on that version of the product. Any hotfixes or updates that have already been published still remain available from our web site.
For more information on the latest version of Delphi and more reasons to upgrade, click here.
3 comments:
Since you have elaborated on what versions of Delphi are supported, perhaps you should also define what you mean by support.
I have submitted numerous QC reports that have not even been commented on, and remain in the reported state. When QC items don't get addressed in a timely manner, then what constitutes 'support'?
See Tpersistent
Also saying that something will get supported in a particular way isn't the same as it ACTUALLY being supported in that way.
When was the most recent hot-fix, patch or other update for XE ?
Good questions.
After a new version is released, there are usually several big updates made available(and some smaller hotfixes that may not fit into the schedule of the larger updates, if necessary). Those usually happen in the first 9 months or so after the new version is released.
What I mean when I say Support is a combination of what is on that page and http://support.embarcadero.com/annual. That is having support team members who can help with that version of the product and that premium level support customers can get fixes for critical issues on that version of the product if necessary. It doesn't mean there will be more bug fix updates or hotfixes made available or that all reported bugs will be fixed.
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