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   comp.databases.paradox      To crash or not to crash, asks Borland      9,834 messages   

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   Message 8,499 of 9,834   
   Rick Rans to Anders Jonsson   
   Re: Vista compatibility ??   
   29 Apr 07 11:45:51   
   
   From: rick.rans@canada.com   
      
   I wonder if part of the problem is changing C compilers from Borland to   
   Microsoft?   
      
   "Anders Jonsson"  wrote in message   
   news:46345269@pnews.thedbcommunity.com...   
   >   
   >   
   >>I didn't mean to lie to them.  If you tell them it is another version of   
   >> Paradox that works better with Vista, it is not a lie.  If they ask if   
   >> it is an older version, then tell them it is an older version and the   
   >> newer version has no real advantage over the older one which is the   
   >> truth.   
   >   
   > I think "upgrading" to an older version would be such an unusual thing to   
   > do, so doing it without explaining exactly why and how wouldn't be right,   
   > even if the customer doesn't really ask any specific question.   
   >   
   > You are of course right about the facts but if *I* was the customer I   
   > would be very suspicious if someone told me I had to use an older version   
   > to run my app on a never OS! Hopefully the customer is pragmatic and think   
   > "what ever get's the job done" but more likely he will think "That's what   
   > to be expected when using this obscure software called Paradox, better   
   > switch to Microsoft before it's too late.", right or wrong, but quite   
   > understandable.   
   >   
   > Anders   
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