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- From: daver@nashville.net (David Rawle)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Borland C++ 5.0 PRICE-E!!!
- Date: 14 Feb 1996 05:51:32 GMT
- Organization: Telalink Corporation, Nashville, TN, USA
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- In article <4fn22v$pm1@news1.usa.pipeline.com>, grantp@usa.pipeline.co says...
- >
- >On Feb 10, 1996 13:21:22 in article <Re: Borland C++ 5.0 PRICE-E!!!>, 'Ray
- >Marcontel <raym@metronet.com>' wrote:
- >
- >>I have used Borland's C++ since their first release of
- >>Turbo C++. I
- >>upgraded to Borland C++ and have kept current through 4.5. Basically, I
- >>think the upgrades have gotten out of hand. I recently started using
- >>Microsoft C++, and will probably stick with it. If Borland gets their
- >>act together, then I'll think about switching back.
- >>
- >Good show! After all, Microsoft's upgrades are free. No? Well
- >cheap, then. No? What! $300???? Well, nevermind.....
- >
-
- I purchased Borland C++ 5 and it came to ~$280 with tax and shipping.
- This includes PVCS - Extra for Visual C++ 4, and their new 32 bit
- database engine. With the new scripting, 32 bit IDE, visual database
- tools, etc. etc. etc. I am looking forward to working with it. As to
- multiple updates, Borland has regularly released 1 major upgrade every year,
- in this case, over a year, with bug patches released for free every few
- months. I don't think Borland ever really botched their product except
- for version 4.0 which was useless because of IDE bugs.
-
- When looking at product prices, I try to consider how long it would take
- me to write it myself. In the case of these tools, I think it is worth it.
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