On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:52:17 -0500, Matt wrote:
> I don't know if I can be very broken up about the demise of Borland. I
> think they really played the same game as MS in regard to programming
> languages. There was a similar attack on standards through non-standard
> language features and extensions, the desired effect being to lock
> developers in to their compilers. The guy who built Turbo Pascal for
> Borland is now at MS, being the designer of C#.
If you have three or more companies playing that game it's healthy
competition. When there's just one only that company benefits to
the detriment of everyone else.
-Thufir
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