David Smith wrote: > What do you mean "in the same market as Microsoft"? .NET is only in its > current incarnation thanks to the work of the guy who invented Delphi. > Otherwise, we'd be looking at Visual Basic 7.. then you'd be right. They > wouldn't be in the same market. > > Dave
I'm not talking about .NET. I'm talking about their pricing points. Borland prices their software like they are Microsoft. Almost no one I know recognizes Borland as a leader in good development tools...so to get the audience they are after (lost customers), they need to drop the price point to something reasonable. I thought I made it clear that I got my copy of Turbo C++ for $35. Turbo C++ Professional is $500. It should be around $50 because Borland is trying to sell nostalgia. To sell nostalgia, they have to drop the price because that's what I remember most about the various Turbo products - easy on my pocketbook and good solid software. And they really should be selling Explorer for $10 to offset a price drop in the cost of Pro. This is what I meant by "Borland isn't in the same market as Microsoft". Borland used to set itself apart from Microsoft by being the "high-quality, cheap alternative". For a time the quality out the window AND the price went sky high. Now the quality is somewhat back, but for the same price, I get a better supported product from Microsoft. Granted, I develop C++ code and Delphi is only available from Borland, but that's not the point. Turbo Explorer is ALL ABOUT MARKETING NOSTALGIA. Thus, the price point should be placed accordingly and not charge the same amount as Microsoft (I've heard of some people who get legit copies of VS.NET 2005 for less than $400). Borland can offset the cost difference of dropping the price on Pro by charging $10 for Explorer rather than giving it away. -- Thomas Hruska CubicleSoft President Ph: 517-803-4197 Safe C++ Design Principles (First Edition) Learn how to write memory leak-free, secure, stable, portable, and user-friendly software. Learn more and view a sample chapter: http://www.CubicleSoft.com/SafeCPPDesign/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/3EuRwD/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/i7folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ----------------------------------------------------- Home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
