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Subject: Re: explanation for people who still don't get it

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 08:29:45 06/19/03

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On June 19, 2003 at 10:42:26, Uri Blass wrote:

>On June 19, 2003 at 10:27:24, Mike S. wrote:
>
>>On June 19, 2003 at 10:00:00, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On June 19, 2003 at 09:42:52, Mike S. wrote:
>>>
>>>>(...)
>>>>So, if they would provide the *single CPU* version customers with an SMP engine
>>>>as a replacement for the missing Kasparov single engine, all the *Deep* Junior 8
>>>>customers will complain.
>>
>>>I see nothing to complain about for customers of Deep Junior.
>>>They knew the price and they bought it.
>>
>>Of course there would be complains, even much more and louder than the complains
>>are now. IMO this would also be a much better reason to complain than there is
>>now. You wouldn't read anything else in 1.000 postings in CCC, for weeks!!
>>
>>>People who complain about good things that other people get legally are simply
>>>bad people.
>>
>>Be realistic, if *you* had payed 100 $ for something, and a lot of people would
>>get more or less the same the next day, for half the price: You would not
>>complain?
>
>No
>
>
> Come on...
>>
>>It's obvious that ChessBase can't do this IMO.
>>
>>(But realism isn't a strong point on message boards on the internet; I'm aware
>>of it...)
>>
>>Regards,
>>M.Scheidl
>>
>>
>>P.S.: Btw. I had a similar experience when I bought an older program for the
>>full price, only to discover a few days later that the very same program was
>>sold under another name already, for a much smaller price. Nobody had told me
>>about it. That is no fun at all. It made no sense to complain from a "legal"
>>viewpoint in that case, though... but it's something you keep in mind then. It
>>feels like being cheated.
>
>I do not feel that way.
>
>Uri

I can add that people who bought a product usually made a good deal from their
point of view because the product was more important for them than the money.

If other made a better deal later then I see no problem with it.

If you are for people and not against them then you should be happy when other
people get a better deal.

Uri



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