tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912994624054086771.post3392856525105718503..comments2023-07-01T07:24:52.368-07:00Comments on Delphi Insider: Get RAD Studio XE at the Delphi PriceTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051286684536695921noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912994624054086771.post-24099026759297341542011-05-10T01:54:50.675-07:002011-05-10T01:54:50.675-07:00I just received a special offer to buy RAD Studio ...I just received a special offer to buy RAD Studio XE for the same price as Delphi Studio XE - popped it into my basket and was just about to check out when I noticed they added an optional "Service and Support". So, I know that Delphi XE has some bugs because I've already encountered them in the "trial" version I've got. Do I have to pay a yearly subscription to be able to get fixes to bugs? Seriously?<br /><br />I decided not to go for the "special offer". I'll continue to use Delphi 7, because I only need it to write Win32 apps, and I've got all the updates that it has. The only component I'm missing is TTrayIcon, but there are plenty other implementations available.<br /><br />It saddens me that Delphi is still 6+ years behind in the 64 bit game. To think that Intel released the 64 bit instruction set came out 12 years ago.<br /><br />I too have lost a lot of respect for Borland/Inprise/Embarcadero. I've been a Pascal lover for over 20 years and it's depressing to see that a large portion of that is progress in the wrong direction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912994624054086771.post-27997866093698599882011-04-27T10:33:26.876-07:002011-04-27T10:33:26.876-07:00Frankly, I have gotten bored of the whole "wh...Frankly, I have gotten bored of the whole "when is Delphi ready for 64 bit" discussion. I recently have been working with my Visual Studio 2008 (since I need some parts of code in 64bit and C++) and it's not bad. The wait has become so long (I remember discussing this in the office back in 2005) that I now can care less about the XE2 64 bit release. When the trial comes out, I will download it, try it for a month, and probably not buy it just like I have done with 2009, 2010, and XE. Frankly, they waited too long. I feel the "Buzz" will be lost on the day it comes out.Brett Graffinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912994624054086771.post-58325217911631488962011-04-26T17:49:12.211-07:002011-04-26T17:49:12.211-07:00It´s sad that the ones who kept loyal and helped t...It´s sad that the ones who kept loyal and helped to support the product after so many mistakes in Delphi history don´t receive anything in return. Like many others, I purchased Delphi XE because I could not afford RAD. Where is the loyalty to the ones that supported the company?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912994624054086771.post-30450086926223321772011-04-25T08:31:06.694-07:002011-04-25T08:31:06.694-07:00Uh, same here. I bought Delphi because I couldn...Uh, same here. I bought Delphi because I couldn't afford Studio.<br /><br />Existing customers may suck it.Leushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120251632037450037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912994624054086771.post-85908500232157535452011-04-25T07:01:40.559-07:002011-04-25T07:01:40.559-07:00I upgraded from RAD Studio 2007 to XE Pro 2 months...I upgraded from RAD Studio 2007 to XE Pro 2 months ago because I couldn't afford the RAD XE upgrade.<br /><br />"Unhappy customer" doesn't begin to cover it.<br /><br />g.Gene Bucklehttp://www.f15sim.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912994624054086771.post-30895985560729042952011-04-23T13:56:39.765-07:002011-04-23T13:56:39.765-07:00We also "downgraded" from RAD Studio 200...We also "downgraded" from RAD Studio 2007 to Delphi 2010.<br />For our C++ need we were forced to move to VC++, because BC++ dosn't build drivers, and dosn't build 64 bit applications. Moreover nowadays most libraries supports VC++ and not BC++ anymore. We bough code from an external supplier, and it was clear it was easier to build VC++ than spending the time to port it to BC++, if it was possible.<br />Same as well for .NET needs. Better to use C# than Delphi Prism.<br />And I am afraid the reasons behind this offer are exactly this trend - only Delphi still sells, the rest are tools that have hard times finding a market.<br />BC++ needs to be greatly improved to be able to return a competitor of VC++ and even GCC. Delphi Prism is a tool useful only to Delphi developer who don't want to learn C#. Instead of special offers, it's better they get back to deliver good tools. You can deceive a customer with a special offer once.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912994624054086771.post-48800165516474874012011-04-23T06:47:03.098-07:002011-04-23T06:47:03.098-07:00Hey anonymous, that's the question I think a l...Hey anonymous, that's the question I think a lot of people ask themselves about this offer. If you don't decide to stay at the RAD Studio level for your next upgrade what happens?<br /><br />I think that scenario should be properly explained as part of this offer.LachlanGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666168623106775966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912994624054086771.post-12281389579987633102011-04-22T18:08:23.703-07:002011-04-22T18:08:23.703-07:00Not so great for me, I down graded frome RAD Studi...Not so great for me, I down graded frome RAD Studio 2007 Pro to Delphi XE because I couldn't afford the price of the full Studio upgrade. I guess I've learned, no early adoption in the future, it doesn't pay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com