Author: Uri Blass
Date: 01:16:21 12/18/03
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On December 17, 2003 at 22:30:42, Thomas Mayer wrote: >Hi Mike, > >>> I don't know whether making such a claim is legal in >>> Germany, but I will certainly find out soon, because I >>> am getting highly annoyed at your bullshits. > >> Estimations of expected performances are legal in europe. No manufacturer >> will provide you with a written guarantee of a certain match or tournament >> performance though, in the license. > >But it is not legal to claim something strongest without clear proof. I did some >research on that, the term is called "Alleinstellungswerbung" in german. > >Some sites may be interesting for you and others to read (everything in german) > >http://medialine.focus.de/PM1D/PM1DB/PM1DBF/pm1dbf.htm?snr=271 >http://www.news-vnr.de/archiv/2003/10/newsletter_2003_10_01.html >http://www.praxishandbuch-werbung.de/1000/wrg_a.html#6 > >I may quote also some of the additional infos about Ruffian given at >http://www.playwitharena.com: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >Ruffian 2.0.0 by Per-Ola Valfridsson (Sweden) is the strongest Winboard >compatible engine in the world today. The freely available and downloadable >version of Ruffian (ver. 1.0.5) is placed first on the Winboard Engines Rating >List. Its successor, coming more than one year later, with improved features and >much higher playing strength, compared with 1.0.5. ><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > >To hold this way of advertising you must proof it. I am quite sure that the >statement about Ruffian 2.0 is correct, but it is very hard to proof... >The next statement about v1.0.5 is really problematic - there are several >tourney results which see either Deep Sjeng or The King ahead of Ruffian 1.0.5. >I don't think I must give you a list here, e.g. I have the 4th Edition of >WBEC-Ridderkerk in mind where Deep Sjeng did end up in front of Ruffian or >tourneys of Kurt Utzinger where The King clearly ends higher rated then v1.0.5. Ruffian1.0.5 is ranked first in the winboard rating list. In leo site it has 2642 when DeepSjeng1.5 has only 2641 Saying that a program is placed first in a list does not mean that it is the strongest. Uri
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