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		aortega on Sept 23, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Delphi 11 Alexandria >Its main competitor was of course Visual C++ Visual C++ wasn't visual. Perhaps the main competitor was Visual Basic.

CRConrad on Sept 23, 2021 [–]

> Visual C++ wasn't visual. Perhaps the main competitor was Visual Basic.

Both. Their slogan at the time was "The ease of Visual Basic with the power of Visual C++!" -- and AFAICS, it was true.

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