Comments on: CodeGear + Embarcadero = True http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924 Complex problems have simple easy-to-understand wrong answers Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:16:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 By: Pieter Viljoen http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2219 Pieter Viljoen Fri, 16 May 2008 16:53:07 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2219 Finally, finally, finally .. Delphi is back in the hands of the techies. I think even if CodeGear paid Borland to get away from them, it still would have been a bargain. What a waste, all these years !!! So good luck guys, but just do me ONE big favour. A suggestion, just brand the whole lot as ONE company: "Delphi". Embarcadero, Codgear ... it really is a little heavy on the tongue! From a branding point of view, this is absolutely essentail then re-brand the products: Delphi Studio: RAD Modelling RAD Database RAD Coding RAD SQL Studio RAD Internet RAD Everything, etc. Something really really simple, not confusing. With a cross platform deployment options (ie, Linux ala Kylix) THEN, How about "Delphi Everything" for the Itanium and IBM Power6 boxes, so that we can develop some real kick ass products? PLUS a on-line store that actually WORK wherever you are in the world, with an annual subscription option so that it is easy to help the company make huge profits and give us DECENT integrated products. I send you good Karma! Go be successful. Pieter Viljoen, Infomet Finally, finally, finally ..

Delphi is back in the hands of the techies.

I think even if CodeGear paid Borland to get away from them, it still would have been a bargain.

What a waste, all these years !!!

So good luck guys, but just do me ONE big favour.

A suggestion, just brand the whole lot as ONE company:
"Delphi". Embarcadero, Codgear … it really is a little heavy on the tongue! From a branding point of view, this is absolutely essentail then re-brand the products:

Delphi Studio:
RAD Modelling
RAD Database
RAD Coding
RAD SQL Studio
RAD Internet
RAD Everything,
etc.

Something really really simple, not confusing.

With a cross platform deployment options (ie, Linux ala Kylix)

THEN, How about "Delphi Everything" for the Itanium and IBM Power6 boxes, so that we can develop some real kick ass products?

PLUS a on-line store that actually WORK wherever you are in the world,
with an annual subscription option so that it is easy to help the company make huge profits and give us DECENT integrated products.

I send you good Karma!
Go be successful.

Pieter Viljoen, Infomet

]]> By: David Parnaby http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2215 David Parnaby Fri, 09 May 2008 12:02:36 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2215 Thank heaven Delphi is now out of Borlands hands. I hope that now Kylix could be revived, even in a limited way, as although developers may not use it immediately, its presence in the Delphi profile will instill even more confidence and will be a long term catalist in the expansion of Delphi. Thank heaven Delphi is now out of Borlands hands.
I hope that now Kylix could be revived, even in a limited way,
as although developers may not use it immediately, its presence in
the Delphi profile will instill even more confidence and will be a long term catalist in the expansion of Delphi.

]]> By: Nick Hodges » Blog Archive » Random Thoughts on the Passing Scene #69 http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2214 Nick Hodges » Blog Archive » Random Thoughts on the Passing Scene #69 Fri, 09 May 2008 04:54:00 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2214 [...] Anders Ohlsson’s take [...] […] Anders Ohlsson’s take […]

]]> By: Loki http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2212 Loki Thu, 08 May 2008 14:58:42 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2212 30 million look cheap when we know that their is 3.2 millions users of codegear ! if each user gave 10 $ = 32 Millions $ ... probably we don't know everything in this deal :) anyway it's very great than embarcadero and codegear are together now ... embarcadero is in any way for codegear 10 times better than borland ! 30 million look cheap when we know that their is 3.2 millions users of codegear ! if each user gave 10 $ = 32 Millions $ …

probably we don’t know everything in this deal :)

anyway it’s very great than embarcadero and codegear are together now … embarcadero is in any way for codegear 10 times better than borland !

]]> By: Arafat Al-Zoughayer http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2210 Arafat Al-Zoughayer Thu, 08 May 2008 12:08:41 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2210 Great !! I used Er-Designer from Embarcadero before 5 years ago, It was a very tuned application, so I wish prosperous delphi era . :-) Great !!

I used Er-Designer from Embarcadero before 5 years ago, It was a very tuned application, so I wish prosperous delphi era . :-)

]]> By: Franco http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2209 Franco Thu, 08 May 2008 08:51:52 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2209 $30 million look cheap because the price paid by Embarcadero is therefore around 50% of 2007 CodeGear yearly revenues. This could be compare for instance with the price paid last year by IBM to acquire Telelogic, which was around 300% of 2007 revenues. $30 million look cheap because the price paid by Embarcadero is therefore around 50% of 2007 CodeGear yearly revenues. This could be compare for instance with the price paid last year by IBM to acquire Telelogic, which was around 300% of 2007 revenues.

]]> By: Daniel Lehmann http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2208 Daniel Lehmann Thu, 08 May 2008 00:55:36 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2208 Embarcadero should have spent a little less in CodeGear and a little more in server hardware instead. Their servers are so overloaded at the moment :) Embarcadero should have spent a little less in CodeGear and a little more in server hardware instead. Their servers are so overloaded at the moment :)

]]> By: daniel http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2207 daniel Wed, 07 May 2008 23:29:33 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2207 Great!!! Embarcadero is a super cool company, their software is extremely complex, unique, true database modeling (I've used in Ernst & Young, cap Gemini, for years) and I am super confident that the outstanding Embarcadero upper management and engineering will give Delphi, BCB, JBuilder a true home, finally after all these years!!! So, Great, Congratulations, say hi to everyone from "old" Dan :-) I am super confident that the unique database skills Embarcadero always invested in their true / real life products (talking specifically about new ErWin) will naturally merge with Delphi, BCB, JBuilder & Interbase. The amount of opportunity (into innovating together, now with true database players) is simply huge. Both embarcadero and Borland (CodeGear related) products are simply the best. What a great mix! I am so happy for you guys!!! I wish we were there together to share this super cool news (the bast in 12 years, that's for sure!!!) Now, the best development tools in the world will get a new life, especially in database area. Super Super Super!!! Regards, Daniel Great!!! Embarcadero is a super cool company, their software is extremely complex, unique, true database modeling (I’ve used in Ernst & Young, cap Gemini, for years) and I am super confident that the outstanding Embarcadero upper management and engineering will give Delphi, BCB, JBuilder a true home, finally after all these years!!! So, Great, Congratulations, say hi to everyone from "old" Dan :-)

I am super confident that the unique database skills Embarcadero always invested in their true / real life products (talking specifically about new ErWin) will naturally merge with Delphi, BCB, JBuilder & Interbase. The amount of opportunity (into innovating together, now with true database players) is simply huge. Both embarcadero and Borland (CodeGear related) products are simply the best. What a great mix!

I am so happy for you guys!!! I wish we were there together to share this super cool news (the bast in 12 years, that’s for sure!!!)

Now, the best development tools in the world will get a new life, especially in database area. Super Super Super!!!

Regards,
Daniel

]]> By: C Johnson http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2206 C Johnson Wed, 07 May 2008 22:00:52 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2206 Makes you wonder if Borland lost out on a higher valuation of the company during the original bidding process. I guess we'll never really know. (but I'll bet there are a number of Borland shareholders that would love to find out!) Makes you wonder if Borland lost out on a higher valuation of the company during the original bidding process.

I guess we’ll never really know. (but I’ll bet there are a number of Borland shareholders that would love to find out!)

]]> By: Team Japan » 速報：CodeGear + Embarcadero http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2205 Team Japan » 速報：CodeGear + Embarcadero Wed, 07 May 2008 21:48:43 +0000 http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924#comment-2205 [...] CodeGear + Embarcadero = True (Anders Ohlsson) http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924/ [...] […] CodeGear + Embarcadero = True (Anders Ohlsson) http://blogs.codegear.com/ao/2008/05/07/38924/ […]

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