And the winner is... Borland?

In a strange twist of fate, it seems that Borland has sold the Developer Tools Group to itself. The spin from the Borland Non-Tech newsgroup is that Borland simply couldn't find a suitable buyer who could meet its strict requirements. Right, and I'm a big green ogre named Shrek.

The likely scenario is that Borland couldn't find a buyer that wanted to pay its hefty price tag.

So, now that this chapter of the Borland/Devco/DTG/CodeGear saga is over, what is the upside (and downside).

Let's account for the positive aspects first. DTG is now independent of Borland, sort of. DTG is going to be listed as an asset on Borland's books from now on (until such time as Borland decides it is a liability). It will be allowed to make its own decisions (as long as it remains an asset).

Now the downside. I had hoped and believed that a new entity would embrace DTG and infuse it with not only new capital, but a fresh perspective and energy. Don't get me wrong. I have a tremendous amount of respect for the managers, engineers and technicians of CodeGear. They are some of the brightest people on Earth and undoubtedly have Delphi and the other CodeGear tools best interest at heart.

However, sometimes you need some new blood and with a spinoff, that's just not going to happen.

Now, how do I get my swamp back.