Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin
Date: 09:36:28 03/31/99
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It never occured to me when I made the orriginal post about CSTalII being available what a can of warms I might be opening. I only wanted to know more (and for a long time I've wanted more information about this program), about this program. I've bought a lot of stuff from ICD in the past (and probably in the future), and I usaully buy software from Gambit-Soft because of the free shipping and high exchange value of the DM. ICD is great because they will meet and beat any price of competeter's on the stuff that is available. I appreciate also that they have a healthy attidude about competiter's existence, prices, ability to provide information about products, ect... I think their is room for more than just one distrubuter, especially here, where just about everybody already knows they exist anyway. I think Steve's answer below is perfect. mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict! On March 31, 1999 at 10:11:59, Steven Schwartz wrote: >>>>>On March 29, 1999 at 18:02:50, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >>>>>>I think it is a little insensitive to post a competitor's ad on ICD's >>>>>discussion board, don't you? >>>>>>bruce > >>>>Believe me, I'm not trying to unsettle anyone. I'm just an innocent (chess) >>>>software junkie that craves more information about the latest products from >>>the many knowledgeable and creative people here... >>>>regards, >>>>mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict! > >>Hi: >>It seems Bruce thought that it is not good idea to make know that a competitor >>of Steven, who is the owner of ICD and supporter of this site, has this or that >>product and has published this or that about it. Like to put and add for Ford in >>the store where Chevvies are sold. Nevertheless, I can tell you all that Steven >>is not the kind of guy that will be offset by that or too much worried. There is >>a kind of gentleman relationship between Bert seifritz and Steven, so I believe. >>Nevertheless, I do concur with Bruce that, if not a mortal sin, it can be >>something not too much delicate to use Steven site to promote Bert business. By >>the way, Steven has not - and had not in the past, also- in store Chess System >>Tal so much of this is out of place and academical. >>Fernando > >I guess it is time for me to chime in.... >If the CCC existed 5 years ago, and if Larry were to have >posted back then that he had bought "this or that" from a >competitor, I might have been bothered. > >But the chess computer software and hardware part of our>for our competitors, but certainly I cannot mistake Larry's >business is no longer a life and death struggle for us. That >doesn't mean that we wish the CCC to be an advertising forum >enthusiasm for some purposeful attempt to hurt ICD. But, on >the other hand, I appreciate and understand Bruce's defense >against "advertising" ICD competitors on CCC (or advertising >anything, for that matter). > >When we dove into this CCC idea two years ago, we thought of the >consequences of having chess people, who may have purchased product >elsewhere, talking about what they bought and even where they >purchased it, but we felt that the goodwill (and sales) we would >gain by creating the forum and maintaining it, would outweigh >the negatives. Looking back on that decision two years ago, I >think we were correct in our assumptions. > >- Steve (ICD/Your Move)
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