[Lazarus] Delphi XE2 uses FPC, plus VCL just not portable

[Henry Vermaak]

On 7 August 2011 23:06, Graeme Geldenhuys <graemeg.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> What is Embarcadero bringing to the table in the XE2 release?
>
> Executive Summary
> ---------------------------
>    * 64-bit support (finally)
>    * FireMonkey – a scalable vector graphics based GUI framework
> exploiting GPU capabilities for hardware accelerated cross platform
> GUI’s.
>    * Cross-Platform support – Target Win32 and Win64 with
> single-source VCL applications or Win32, Win64 and MORE using
> FireMonkey.
>    * iOS support for native code FireMonkey apps !! – Yes folks – use
> Delphi to build iPhone and iPad apps that even Steve Jobs will be
> happy to have in his Store!
>    * LiveBindings – a way to create ‘live” relationships not just
> between objects but between individual properties of objects.
>    * Native Android apps – using PhoneGap in RadPHP
>    * Native Android apps – to come in the future for Delphi (as well as Linux)
>    * DataSnap client proxy generation – for Android, .NET,
> Objective-C, Blackberry, iOS etc etc
>    * Starter Edition will be available right from the start along
> with Pro, Enterprise and Architect.
>    * ALL platforms supported by the cross-platform capabilities will
> be in ALL editions, including Starter!
>    * Many other VCL improvements
>
>  [The above list is courtesy of:  http://www.deltics.co.nz/blog/?p=735 ]
>
> No matter how you look at it, that is an impressive list of new features.

Lol, so in summary they've done 64 bit support, bought someone else's
code, and added a couple of bells and whistles.

Henry