Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 03:03:47 09/10/05
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On September 09, 2005 at 18:39:54, Peter Kappler wrote: >On September 09, 2005 at 17:37:19, Mig Greengard wrote: > >>Instead of being snide and proving my point about pointless and unfounded >>bashing, perhaps you could explain exactly what ChessBase, a for-profit company, >>has to gain by continuing to invest resources in winning 11-round tournaments >>against other programs. Why is it bullshit for a company to move into something >>more profitable, like interface design and making an engine that is a more >>useful training tool for amateurs? What would they have gained had Fritz 9 >>entered and won with a Fischerian score of 11/11? They would put a nice story >>bragging about it up on their site, put "2005 world champion!" on the box, and >>sold three more copies than they otherwise would have. >> > >They obviously believe that "2005 World Champion" is a powerful marketing tool. What if that is no longer the case? Did you consider this possibility? Ed
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