Author: Robert Hollay
Date: 02:25:33 08/21/05
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On August 21, 2005 at 04:51:16, Rolf Tueschen wrote: > >It seems sub-optimal to pretend the end of domination by commercial programs if >that is expressed by one oldie of the big business people in computerchess, who >has left the scene years ago. Of course - if the best left the building, the >amateurs have enough place to develop their products. But to pretend that they >(the amateurs) are now better than the best commercially driven is to say the >least a fairy tale. It's the other way round. The business godfathers have >retired because there is no big future in this business, simply because the >existing programs are strong enough for 99,999% of the Earth Population. > >So, what we see in ZAPPA or FRUIT is just a symptom of the actual economic >crisis of computerchess. These new programs are nothing better than programs >like REBEL or FRITZ who were stopped now. > >My best, >Rolf Exactly. But 0.000001% of the Earth Population are collecting new engines much like others are collecting postage stamps, badges or dedicated chess units. And they are the potential buyers of new commercial engines. It's mostly unimportant whether these new engines are stronger or not. Robert
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