Hi, a certain "Mr Christophe Decultot, SEO of PC SOFT", with a pcsoft.fr mail address, sent a mail that no payments are to be made to PC SOFTs accounts but rather to a new account about which will he inform in a second mail. Haha! This mail is a scam!! Do not answer! https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798402#msg-798402 Fri, 15 May 2026 00:33:59 +0200 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798442#msg-798442 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798442#msg-798442
I am not sure if this is in our interest, but there is not anything we can do ...
The holding company - Volaris - has already aquired 4D and Servoy - and 4D just released a new low code tool named Qodly.
Maybe PCSoft showed Volaris a new product or something like that ?

But to be honest, their website—[www.volarisgroup.com]—looks very amateurish and has a lot of errors/bugs.

* but to be fair, they have a policy: "After completing hundreds of acquisitions, Volaris Group has never sold a business".
Lets wait and see ...

Regards
Steven Sitas]]> SteveSitas WinDev Forum Sat, 01 Feb 2025 10:45:42 +0100 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798429#msg-798429 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798429#msg-798429 let's see what happens in the future.]]> pao WinDev Forum Fri, 24 Jan 2025 10:16:09 +0100 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798428#msg-798428 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798428#msg-798428
It's rather complex. That's a company sitting in Ireland, represented by John ISAK, see Google. This company owns 4D too. 4D is a French/German company making similar things like PC Soft, but imho is not a real contender. They ask for runtime fees from the users of software made with 4D tools! Everything's very expensive. However, all of these companies are owned by Constellation Software Inc. from Canada. Google helps.]]> gpredl WinDev Forum Fri, 24 Jan 2025 09:53:20 +0100 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798427#msg-798427 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798427#msg-798427 pao WinDev Forum Fri, 24 Jan 2025 09:28:50 +0100 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798426#msg-798426 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798426#msg-798426
we only can hope for that ... amen!]]> gpredl WinDev Forum Fri, 24 Jan 2025 08:13:13 +0100 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798425#msg-798425 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798425#msg-798425
I speak from my accounting and auditing experience at Deloittes where I was involved in many acquisitions and mergers. They can go south. Microsoft is famous for purchasing and then destroying what they purchased. It is just how it often pans out.

Here is hoping they keep the product going in the manner that Montpelier has and it does not get binned.

Cheers
André]]> André Labuschagné WinDev Forum Fri, 24 Jan 2025 07:39:23 +0100 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798424#msg-798424 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798424#msg-798424
in fact, nothing has changed except for the ownership of PC Soft and as far as we can see from 4D, there is little probability anything will change within the coming years. Ok, prices will go up as inflation does its fatal work too. C++ programmers are very expensive to pay and keep ...]]> gpredl WinDev Forum Fri, 24 Jan 2025 07:17:30 +0100 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798423#msg-798423 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798423#msg-798423
I hope that the new owners would bring a new perspective where developers are treated equally regardless of their native language and that the annual release of 999 sometimes half finished features is over.

Regards
Al]]> Al WinDev Forum Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:16:50 +0100 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798421#msg-798421 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798421#msg-798421
Are they still located in Montpelier? Have the developers changed?

Seen this sort of thing go south before.

Cheers
André]]> André Labuschagné WinDev Forum Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:49:40 +0100 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798409#msg-798409 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798409#msg-798409 Mike James WinDev Forum Tue, 21 Jan 2025 02:38:29 +0100 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798404#msg-798404 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798404#msg-798404 -------------------------------------------------------
> Probably trying to use the fact that PCSOFT was
> sold to an Ireland based company a few months ago
> (this information is available in the French
> public records)

Do you have the URL link to this info ?

Regards,

PETER ZHOU]]> PETER ZHOU WinDev Forum Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:10:59 +0100 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798403#msg-798403 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798403#msg-798403 Argus WinDev Forum Fri, 10 Jan 2025 07:19:20 +0100 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798402#msg-798402 https://www.wxforum.info/read.php?27131,798402,798402#msg-798402
a certain "Mr Christophe Decultot, SEO of PC SOFT", with a pcsoft.fr mail address, sent a mail that no payments are to be made to PC SOFTs accounts but rather to a new account about which will he inform in a second mail. Haha!

This mail is a scam!! Do not answer!]]> gpredl WinDev Forum Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:57:08 +0100