This is simply a restatement of what Philippe Kahn showed the world and more particularly Microsoft. The Borland compiler came pretty much from no where and became a serious competitor for the powers that be. While the IDE was quite impressive, the major difference lay in the price. As I remember it, Borland was very near $100 while Microsoft was much closer to $500. Details (some) here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Kahn More elsewhere by way of Google or your favorite search engine.
What is even more impressive was that while Borland began its rise without venture capital to 500 million dollars in sales Kahn himself was an illegal alien.
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This is simply a restatement of what Philippe Kahn showed the world and more particularly Microsoft. The Borland compiler came pretty much from no where and became a serious competitor for the powers that be. While the IDE was quite impressive, the major difference lay in the price. As I remember it, Borland was very near $100 while Microsoft was much closer to $500. Details (some) here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Kahn More elsewhere by way of Google or your favorite search engine.
What is even more impressive was that while Borland began its rise without venture capital to 500 million dollars in sales Kahn himself was an illegal alien.
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Borland-Int...