Author: K. Burcham
Date: 05:41:33 02/28/02
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On February 28, 2002 at 08:23:06, Ed Schröder wrote: >On February 28, 2002 at 07:27:58, Claudio A. Amorim wrote: > >>I have been some days off the ICC, and now I see these talks about Ed´s >>retirement... Can someone tel me what´s happening? >> >>Thanks in advance, >> >>Claudio. > >I am retiring from the competition, not from development. In more detail: > >http://site2936.dellhost.com/forums/1/message.shtml?215696 > >Ed probably just some kind of marketing strategy. you know how some stars are, like Ali or Michael Jordon. they announce a retirement, so that when they come back to competition, the attention is raised to a higher level. lots of money involved. Ed is probably the first programmer to come up with idea, to boost his earnings. if this retirement works out for Ed, he probably will retire two or three times like Ali did. I can see the headlines now: "Ed Schröder makes huge comeback, after being retired two years, wins world computer championship with new Century 7.0. At the awards dinner Ed announces his second retirement". good luck ED, kburcham
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