Ramon F Herrera wrote:
> I was very happy with Turbo JBuilder when I made a bad mistake: I
> downloaded the JBuilder Enterprise trial to check it out.
>
> The first sign of trouble was that the About dialog in both versions
> showed "JBuilder Enterprise 2007". When the trial period ended, I
> uninstalled the Enterprise version, removed its folder and reinstalled
> Turbo JBuilder several times. The Turbo version has an identity crisis
> as it believes to be the Enterprise version.
>
> Apparently, CodeGear saves some information in the Windows registry,
> and that information stays there even after the software has been
> removed.
>
> So, if you want to try the Enterprise version, you better be ready to
> purchase it, as the penalty is that you have to forget about using the
> free Turbo version.
>
> I would expect this viral behavior from unemployed hackers, but not
> from a company of Borland's heritage and stature among the developer
> community.
>
> -Ramon
>
I would suspect this is a bug, and not intentional. I would send a bug
re****t to the appropriate location if I were you.
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