Corel will buy Borland!!

[Florian Klaempfl]

Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 7 Feb 2000, Carl Eric Codere wrote:
> 
> >
> > Greetings,
> >          Apart from investment purposes, i don't see how
> > you can consider this good news for us, I'm sorry, unless
> > they start using our compiler for Delphi!! They will
> > definitely support linux, that means, it's byebye for
> > us , no???????? Except if we support other processors...

I don't think so! Remember the upcoming changes for us: K8
Merced ...

> > or get hired by them!
> 
> I seriously doubt that last thing.
> 
> But other than that, I agree. Corel is quite open-source minded;
> I think it is quite likely that they will release Delphi under
> an open-source license, creating direct competition for us.

I would prefer an open source Delphi. We could compile the VCL with FPC.
But I still doubt if they'll make a Delphi for Linux. JBuilder and
C++ Builder, yes, but Delphi?

But maybe we could suggest now Corel a cooperation ...

> 
> My guess is that they will release the developer tools for free,
> and use them to create their own (paying) applications, because
> there is no money to be made on developer tools...