Well, I knew about Julian Bucknall being an avid amateur actor, some say quite good.
But who was Allen talking to?:
http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0013735/Or was it Chuck after all
Btw: from how I know him personally the three times I met him, not close at all, Allen is very good at research, creative, how it can be done, and not so much in bringing something into production. That was simply not his task or interest.
Some things in Delphi ( or FPC, for that matter) would never have happened if he didn't dream them up and gave it a head start.
It seems there is no more room for such a person at Idera. Frankly: STUPID.
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If you were a CEO and your employees are leaving to Google (or MS or whatever) you would have to ask yourself if you are in the right place, governing the right kind of people, want to make money on the long term.
Borland was once a big hitter, that went astray. Nobody stepped in to put them on the right track once simply stupid management turned them into penny stock. No research, no longevity. Simple.
Cudos to Allen. At least he tried.