{"id":224,"date":"2008-08-23T11:33:14","date_gmt":"2008-08-22T23:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltics.co.nz\/blog\/?page_id=224"},"modified":"2008-08-23T11:33:14","modified_gmt":"2008-08-22T23:33:14","slug":"poll-archives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.deltics.co.nz\/blog\/poll-archives\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">[Estimated Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">&lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes]<\/span><\/span><div class=\"wp-polls wp-polls-archive\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px navy solid; padding: 5px; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.deltics.co.nz\/picture_library\/poll.gif); background-repeat: repeat;\"><strong>On Idera acquiring Embarcadero...<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-27-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\"><li>Not enough information.  Can't tell what's going on at this point <small>(44%, 55 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 40%;\" title=\"Not enough information.  Can&#039;t tell what&#039;s going on at this point (44% | 55 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Too early to say.  Could go either way. <small>(18%, 22 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 16%;\" title=\"Too early to say.  Could go either way. (18% | 22 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>I'm worried that Idera may not be interested in the dev tools <small>(18%, 22 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 16%;\" title=\"I&#039;m worried that Idera may not be interested in the dev tools (18% | 22 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Nothing to get excited or worried about.  Another decade, another name over the door. <small>(15%, 19 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 14%;\" title=\"Nothing to get excited or worried about.  Another decade, another name over the door. (15% | 19 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>I'm excited that Idera may not be interested in the dev tools <small>(5%, 6 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 5%;\" title=\"I&#039;m excited that Idera may not be interested in the dev tools (5% | 6 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>120<\/strong><\/p><\/div><p>Start Date: 22 Sep 2015 @ 20:27<br \/>End Date: No Expiry<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px navy solid; padding: 5px; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.deltics.co.nz\/picture_library\/poll.gif); background-repeat: repeat;\"><strong>The upcoming Delphi XE7 is...<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-26-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\"><li>Another cycle of component upgrades we could do without <small>(27%, 16 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 24%;\" title=\"Another cycle of component upgrades we could do without (27% | 16 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Very interesting <small>(20%, 12 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 18%;\" title=\"Very interesting (20% | 12 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>What ?  XE7 ?  ALREADY !? <small>(20%, 12 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 18%;\" title=\"What ?  XE7 ?  ALREADY !? (20% | 12 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Too little too soon <small>(17%, 10 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 15%;\" title=\"Too little too soon (17% | 10 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>A curiosity <small>(7%, 4 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 6%;\" title=\"A curiosity (7% | 4 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Too little too late <small>(5%, 3 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 5%;\" title=\"Too little too late (5% | 3 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>HUGELY exciting ! <small>(5%, 3 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 5%;\" title=\"HUGELY exciting ! (5% | 3 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Going to be very useful <small>(2%, 1 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 2%;\" title=\"Going to be very useful (2% | 1 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>60<\/strong><\/p><\/div><p>Start Date: 13 Aug 2014 @ 20:52<br \/>End Date: No Expiry<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px navy solid; padding: 5px; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.deltics.co.nz\/picture_library\/poll.gif); background-repeat: repeat;\"><strong>Just a bit of fun:<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-25-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\"><li>Who ?  What ?  Why ?  (Dunno) <small>(42%, 20 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 38%;\" title=\"Who ?  What ?  Why ?  (Dunno) (42% | 20 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Baker (T) <small>(23%, 11 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 21%;\" title=\"Baker (T) (23% | 11 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>McCoy <small>(13%, 6 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 12%;\" title=\"McCoy (13% | 6 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Pertwee <small>(8%, 4 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 7%;\" title=\"Pertwee (8% | 4 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Tennant <small>(6%, 3 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 5%;\" title=\"Tennant (6% | 3 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Ecclestone <small>(4%, 2 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 4%;\" title=\"Ecclestone (4% | 2 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Troughton <small>(4%, 2 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 4%;\" title=\"Troughton (4% | 2 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Capaldi (anticipatory) <small>(0%, 0 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 1%;\" title=\"Capaldi (anticipatory) (0% | 0 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Smith <small>(0%, 0 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 1%;\" title=\"Smith (0% | 0 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>McGann <small>(0%, 0 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 1%;\" title=\"McGann (0% | 0 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Baker (C) <small>(0%, 0 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 1%;\" title=\"Baker (C) (0% | 0 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Davison <small>(0%, 0 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 1%;\" title=\"Davison (0% | 0 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Hartnell <small>(0%, 0 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 1%;\" title=\"Hartnell (0% | 0 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Hurt <small>(0%, 0 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 1%;\" title=\"Hurt (0% | 0 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>48<\/strong><\/p><\/div><p>Start Date: 25 Nov 2013 @ 13:10<br \/>End Date: No Expiry<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px navy solid; padding: 5px; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.deltics.co.nz\/picture_library\/poll.gif); background-repeat: repeat;\"><strong>Delphi XE5 is...<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-24-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\"><li>Perfect for me! <small>(27%, 69 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 24%;\" title=\"Perfect for me! (27% | 69 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>A viable option <small>(23%, 59 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 21%;\" title=\"A viable option (23% | 59 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>A curiosity but no practical use <small>(19%, 49 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 17%;\" title=\"A curiosity but no practical use (19% | 49 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>The final straw... we're looking at alternatives <small>(16%, 40 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 14%;\" title=\"The final straw... we&#039;re looking at alternatives (16% | 40 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Irrelevant.  We switched already <small>(15%, 38 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 14%;\" title=\"Irrelevant.  We switched already (15% | 38 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>254<\/strong><\/p><\/div><p>Start Date: 16 Sep 2013 @ 10:18<br \/>End Date: No Expiry<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px navy solid; padding: 5px; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.deltics.co.nz\/picture_library\/poll.gif); background-repeat: repeat;\"><strong>XE4 is...<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-23-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\"><li>A poke in the eye for loyal customers <small>(29%, 70 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 26%;\" title=\"A poke in the eye for loyal customers (29% | 70 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Irrelevant to me <small>(24%, 57 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 22%;\" title=\"Irrelevant to me (24% | 57 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>An exciting new release <small>(17%, 41 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 15%;\" title=\"An exciting new release (17% | 41 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>An interesting release <small>(16%, 39 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 14%;\" title=\"An interesting release (16% | 39 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><li>Too little too late <small>(14%, 31 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 12%;\" title=\"Too little too late (14% | 31 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>238<\/strong><\/p><\/div><p>Start Date: 01 May 2013 @ 08:56<br \/>End Date: No Expiry<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-polls-paging\">\n<span class=\"pages\">&#8201;Page 1 of 5&#8201;<\/span><span class=\"current\">&#8201;1&#8201;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deltics.co.nz\/blog\/?page_id=224&amp;poll_page=2\" title=\"2\">&#8201;2&#8201;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deltics.co.nz\/blog\/?page_id=224&amp;poll_page=3\" title=\"3\">&#8201;3&#8201;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deltics.co.nz\/blog\/?page_id=224&amp;poll_page=4\" title=\"4\">&#8201;4&#8201;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deltics.co.nz\/blog\/?page_id=224&amp;poll_page=5\" title=\"5\">&#8201;5&#8201;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deltics.co.nz\/blog\/?page_id=224&amp;poll_page=2\" title=\"&raquo;\">&#8201;&raquo;&#8201;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">[Estimated Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">&lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes]<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P1TKYv-3C","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":199,"url":"https:\/\/www.deltics.co.nz\/blog\/about-deltics\/","url_meta":{"origin":224,"position":0},"title":"About Deltics","date":"18 Aug 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"A lot of people ask me where the name Deltics comes from, or what it means.\u00a0 It looks like it might be connected to Delphi, but it isn't (although that seeming affinity is one of the reasons I chose it). 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