wwindtalker (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

You completely missed my point... I am not talking about free as in beer. rather free as in freedom... my workstation gets changed often, and every time I install Delphi 7, I have to get permission from Borland to use it. So I went back to Delphi 5. Your explorer is NOT a replacement, it's just a come-on for the full product. It won't even accept components from 3rd party vendors. And... yes, I do remember the original spirit of Borland... with Turbo Pascal 2... it was very very cool...

jrudolph2 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

delphi 2006 explorer is still free, and freely available from borland. There are enterprise toolchains you have to pay for, but if you just want delphi, and a great IDE for it, explorer is pretty damn nice.

Yokhen (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

LOL :P "SHOW ME THE MONEY" hahaha...! (a Star Craft cheat code :P)

maria617 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

I don't get it... Did they license Star Wars from George Lucas? This was lame.

wwindtalker (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

What that you say? ....bringing freedom to the galaxy? You have a lot of goul... Back in the beginning I could load Turbo Pascal 2 in any computer and use it with complete freedom. Now, when I wipe my workstation and re-install Delphi 7, I have to ask for permission to use it, in the form of product activation. Yeah.... some freedom. After many years of Borland loyalty, I stopped at Delphi 7 and will not keep buying. I am also keeping my Delphi 5 in a safe place.

gli7utubeo (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Borland, R.I.P. ...

mgstrein (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

WTF