Preference, I suppose. I haven't used Delphi since version 2, but it was a heck of a development system. I got a little turned off it by the fact that it was Pascal, to which I never really developed an attachment, and by Borland's attitude toward their users at the time. Otherwise I might still be using it (at least personally).

Alan

>Why would one use Delphi but not .NET itself?
>
>>>I'll wait until I can buy it wholesale from my distributor.
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>>>> It's available for pre-order at Borlands "buy now" site. The prices, however.... whew! Delphi Pro is more expensive than an MSDN Pro.
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>>>> Alan
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>>Good plan. I noticed that Delphi doesn't seem to show up much on e-Bay either. At least Delphi Studio 7 doesn't seem to have much representation there.
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>>Alan