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- From: rontelta@fwi.uva.nl (Richard Ronteltap (I87))
- Subject: Re: Is Borland the leader in technology?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.121647.3720@fwi.uva.nl>
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 12:16:47 GMT
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- 00skolis@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu writes:
-
- >Borland claims to be the leader in Object Oriented Programming. Why do
- >you feel they can hold this title in concern to the latest in technology?
- >I am looking to see what advantages they offer as opposed to other
- >companies.
-
- I think it is because the new Paradox 4.0 can store 'exotic' data types
- such as pictures and other Binary Large OBjects (BLOBs).
-
- In the PC database vendor arena they have an advantage.
-
- GemStone, however, is clearly *way* ahead of Paradox 4.0, but I don't
- know if it's available for PC platforms.
-
- Also, Borland is, I suspect, several times larger than Servio, with a
- comparatively bigger advertising budget. Borlands will not be put right
- publicly (in magazines) that quickly by Servio f.e..
-
- Richard
-