>We were asked for support for the proposition that Delphi/Kylix is on the "up". Surely Awards are a fair part of that perception. Kylix has won both years since it came out.

Sorry, I misread the context.

>I might also observe that earlier this year, Kylix was named "most used integrated development environment (IDE)" by Evan Data Corporation. On further investigation, that's based on a survey of a very small number of Linux people. Nevertheless it is reported as a positive for Kylix.
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>Kylix is definitely presented/perceived as an "up and coming" wonder child.

In the context of tools that can be used with Linux this makes sense.