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Subject: Re: thoughts re: recent SSDF controversy

Author: margolies,marc

Date: 22:53:37 11/02/03

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i don't understand the direction of this recommendation.
Why should any publisher or distributor take money and effort out of his product
and profit to promote a competitor's product because you ask him to.
Are his responisbilities to his users, employees, stockholders? Not to his
competitors.
If inter-operability is the design, then ALL must agree,yes? One veto, any veto
damns such a plan. Why should the leader save number two or number five or
number eight in a tough market when he does not own a share of them? Chessbase's
ace-in-the-hole when offering a distribution deal to an outside programmer is
interoperability and piggy back marketing. If outsiders could get that for
nothing, wouldn't programmers defect?
Please come up with a plan that serves the interest of those you wish to direct
and in which you share part of its cost.



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