New Delphi release model proposed by Marco Cantù. What do you think?

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New Delphi release model proposed by Marco Cantù. What do you think?

http://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2016-december-less-is-more.html
http://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2016-december-less-is-more.html

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  1. Alberto PaganiniDecember 8, 2016 at 12:03 AM

    /sub

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  2. Matteo Salvi (El Salvador)December 8, 2016 at 12:06 AM

    More release and less money!?

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  3. Asbjørn HeidDecember 8, 2016 at 12:09 AM

    At work we don't have time to upgrade more than once a year anyway, so this sounds good to us.

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  4. Paul TOTHDecember 8, 2016 at 12:28 AM

    Well, I don't see clairly the difference between an update and a new release, espetialy because updates requires a full install.

    Anyway, for my own developpments I do almost the same thing, they're multple updates to fix bugs and add some non intrusive new features (ie: do not alter the database structure for instance). And major changes are delayed in a new release.

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  5. Dobrin PetkovDecember 8, 2016 at 12:40 AM

    Do you feel your update subscription remains relevant? - Yes
    Will you be able to safe time and money while keeping up to date with RAD Studio? - Yes
    1-year release cycle with multiple updates including fixes and new features - Yep

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  6. Stéphane WierzbickiDecember 8, 2016 at 12:49 AM

    This is relevant but they should provide more bug fixes (updates ? zip files ?) during that time....

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  7. Stefan GlienkeDecember 8, 2016 at 1:01 AM

    Paul TOTH Even though it means a reinstall of RAD Studio you can keep all third party stuff because of non breaking changes on DCU/BPL level. That is a big difference. No waiting for the last vendor to finally ship support for a new version.

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  8. Andre Felix MiertschinkDecember 8, 2016 at 2:45 AM

    /sub

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  9. Uwe RaabeDecember 8, 2016 at 5:33 AM

    Attila Kovacs Not being on subscription seems pretty stupid IMHO. Making subscription mandatory has been one of the best decisions from Embarcadero in the last years. I was asking for that since D2007 or so.

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  10. Kevin PowickDecember 8, 2016 at 6:07 AM

    Meh. Software should be released when it's ready, not on a schedule. Users of previous versions should be offered discounts on new versions based on a sliding scale relevant to the version from which they are upgrading. e.g v3 to v4 = 45% off, v2 to v4 = 30% off, etc.

    The whole idea of subscriptions is, IMO, a bit of a scam. It's asking users to pay for a promised future instead of delivered reality. Let users decided to buy the next release just like they decided to buy their very first copy; A decision based on a known entity, not a promise. More than anything, this concept would motivate vendors to provide new releases with high quality and valued features.

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  11. Thomas Mueller (dummzeuch)December 8, 2016 at 9:50 AM

    I never liked the faster release cycle. Give me updates and bug fixes between releases and I'll be much happier.

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  12. Richard StevensDecember 8, 2016 at 10:28 AM

    I was certainly one of those complaining to Embarcadero about too many new versions so definitely a step in the right direction as far as I'm concerned. Yes it might be a full install (except it isn't if you save your settings) but that was only ever a tiny part of the issue, as others have commented it was waiting for the 3rd party vendors to catch up that was the problem.

    I should also say I've been working a lot in Firemonkey in Berlin over the last few months and it's so much better now than the early days. If you haven't tried it since XE4/XE5, well worth another look. For business apps it's very solid.

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