Author: Thorsten Czub
Date: 13:05:40 11/14/00
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On November 14, 2000 at 13:36:03, Mogens Larsen wrote: >The only thing I imply is that the information level of some of the reviews is >very poor. which one ? why ? examples. quotes. be exact ? or again jumping on people. ? > A couple of them could have been written without actually having the >program while using a little imagination and information published here or at >your website. I miss a rundown of advantages and disadvantages of the program, >analysing every single aspect of GUI and engine. isn't anybody allowed to review/like what he wants ? >If I were to advertise a product using a review, I would ask (pay) a GM to do >extensive tests of the program in order to have an usable strength estimate. what a nonsense. the grandmasters cannot find out about the strength. you have no clue. they evaluate something as strong that reminds them on themselves, but they do not see a strong program. if the grandmasters believe chessbase programs are strong, why don't the chessbase programs (especially the praised fritz) is not winning tournaments ? do the other chess programs not know what your famous grandmasters said ? > If >the GM was a computer program illiterate then you might know how good the GUI >really is. if you pay the grandmaster, he will of course use the program. the reason why grandmasters use chessbase has a long history that begins with matthias wüllenweber trying to build a club of people who share his freeware program. in the moment frederic came, it was sold. and frederic invited anybody in his house and made the product (he earned money from) famous. matthias did not from the beginning thought to sell his program. > Using beta testers, who have an interest in recommending the program, >could result in a conflict of interest IMHO. i am capable of buying the programs, thank you mogens. the conflict of interests comes from different things mogens. when people are payed to write positive about certain programs. you know what i mean. >That's how I see it. fine fine. >Mogens.
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