Upgrade Requirements and Return Policy
  • Customers purchasing an upgrade must have a qualifying older version of a product registered to their user account
  • Our product licensing mechanism will enforce this policy by verifying registration following purchase and will only activate purchased products for purchases that meet the Qualifying Purchase criteria.
  • If you don’t have a previously registered qualifying product, you will not be able to register and use the upgrade.
  • No returns or refunds will be accepted except where required by law. Customers are expected to review their eligibility before purchase
  • Academic products do not qualify for upgrade pricing

Requirements Specific to Certain Upgrades:


RAD Studio XE2, Delphi XE2, and C++Builder XE2

Qualifying products for all XE2 Architect upgrades

Any Architect or Enterprise edition of:

  • Delphi 2009-XE
  • C++Builder 2009-XE
  • Delphi and C++Builder Bundle 2009
  • RAD Studio 2009-XE
  • Upgrade product is also available on valid promotional upgrade offers
  • For a limited time, through Jan 31, 2012, registered users of 2007 and earlier versions of Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio also qualify for upgrade pricing

Qualifying products for all XE2 Enterprise upgrades

Any Architect, Enterprise or Professional edition of:

  • Delphi 2009-XE
  • C++Builder 2009-XE
  • Delphi and C++Builder Bundle 2009
  • RAD Studio 2009-XE
  • Upgrade product is also available on valid promotional upgrade offers
  • For a limited time, through Jan 31, 2012, registered users of 2007 and earlier versions of Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio also qualify for upgrade pricing

Qualifying products for all XE2 Professional upgrades

Any Architect, Enterprise, or Professional edition of:

  • Delphi 2009-XE
  • C++Builder 2009-XE
  • Delphi and C++Builder Bundle 2009
  • RAD Studio 2009-XE
  • Upgrade product is also available on valid promotional upgrade offers
  • For a limited time, through Jan 31, 2012, registered users of 2007 and earlier versions of Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio also qualify for upgrade pricing

Delphi XE2 Starter and C++Builder XE2 Starter

Delphi XE2 and C++Builder XE2 Starter upgrade/competitive upgrade pricing is available to owners of any other IDE or software development tool including earlier versions of Delphi, C++Builder, Turbo Delphi, Turbo C++, Turbo Pascal or any other paid or free IDE from any other vendor (such as Visual Studio Express Editions, Lazarus, Eclipse, and others).


RadPHP XE2

Upgrade pricing for RadPHP XE is available to registered users of RadPHP XE, Delphi for PHP 1.0/2007 and 2.0.


RAD Studio XE, Delphi XE, and C++Builder XE

Qualifying products for all XE Architect upgrades

Any Architect or Enterprise edition of:

  • Delphi 2007-2010
  • C++Builder 2007-2010
  • Delphi and C++Builder Bundle 2009
  • RAD Studio 2007-2010
  • Upgrade product is also available on valid promotional upgrade offers
  • For a limited time, through Dec 31, 2010, registered users of Borland Developer Studio 2006, C++Builder 2006, and Delphi 2006 also qualified for upgrade pricing

Qualifying products for all XE Enterprise upgrades

Any Architect, Enterprise or Professional edition of:

  • Delphi 2007-2010
  • C++Builder 2007-2010
  • Delphi and C++Builder Bundle 2009
  • RAD Studio 2007-2010
  • Upgrade product is also available on valid promotional upgrade offers
  • For a limited time, through Dec 31, 2010, registered users of Borland Developer Studio 2006, C++Builder 2006, and Delphi 2006 also qualified for upgrade pricing

Qualifying products for all XE Professional upgrades

Any Architect, Enterprise, or Professional edition of:

  • Delphi 2007-2010
  • C++Builder 2007-2010
  • Delphi and C++Builder Bundle 2009
  • RAD Studio 2007-2010
  • Upgrade product is also available on valid promotional upgrade offers
  • For a limited time, through Dec 31, 2010, registered users of Borland Developer Studio 2006, C++Builder 2006, Delphi 2006, Turbo Delphi 2006 Professional and Turbo C++ 2006 Professional also qualified for upgrade pricing

Delphi XE Starter and C++Builder XE Starter

Delphi XE and C++Builder XE Starter upgrade/competitive upgrade pricing is available to owners of any other IDE or software development tool including earlier versions of Delphi, C++Builder, Turbo Delphi, Turbo C++, Turbo Pascal or any other paid or free IDE from any other vendor (such as Visual Studio Express Editions, Lazarus, Eclipse, and others).


RadPHP XE

Upgrade pricing for RadPHP XE is available to registered users of Delphi for PHP 1.0/2007 and 2.0.


RAD Studio 2010, Delphi 2010, and C++Builder 2010

Qualifying products for all 2010 Architect upgrades

Any Architect or Enterprise edition of:

  • Delphi 2006-2009
  • C++Builder 2006-2009
  • Delphi and C++Builder Bundle 2009
  • Borland Developer Studio 2006
  • CodeGear RAD Studio 2007-2009
  • Upgrade product is also available on valid promotional upgrade offers

Qualifying products for all 2010 Enterprise upgrades

Any Architect, Enterprise or Professional edition of:

  • Delphi 2006-2009
  • C++Builder 2006-2009
  • Delphi and C++Builder Bundle 2009
  • Borland Developer Studio 2006
  • CodeGear RAD Studio 2007-2009
  • Upgrade product is also available on valid promotional upgrade offers

Qualifying products for all 2010 Professional upgrades

Any Architect, Enterprise, or Professional edition of:

  • Delphi 2006-2009
  • C++Builder 2006-2009
  • Delphi and C++Builder Bundle 2009
  • Borland Developer Studio 2006
  • CodeGear RAD Studio 2007-2009
  • Turbo Delphi 2006 Professional
  • Turbo C++ 2006 Professional
  • Upgrade product is also available on valid promotional upgrade offers