Author: Mark Young
Date: 11:28:52 05/09/99
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On May 09, 1999 at 14:18:27, Don Prohaska wrote: >On May 09, 1999 at 13:35:21, Mark Young wrote: > >>On May 09, 1999 at 06:51:29, Ricardo Sant Ana wrote: >> >>>Hello >>> >>> >>>Why people who have already bought Hiarcs 7 (DOS) did not got Hiarcs 7.32 ? I >>>believe that we could at least get a discount ! >>> >>>Thanks in advance >>>Ricardo Sant´Ana >> >>It may just be my nature, but I think the chess comsumer got scammed again by >>another chess programmer. Correct me if I am wrong, but did not Mark the >>programmer of Hiarcs7 state on CCC that there would be no Hiarcs7 version for >>Fritz 5 or Windows. Now all the sudden out of the blue comes HIARCS 7.32. This >>looks like a classic double dipping in the chess market. First tell everyone >>that Hiarcs7 for dos is it, no windows version to wait for, so buy now. Then >>after some time hit the market with the Windows version of Hiarcs7 that everyone >>wanted in the first place, so this way you get some people to buy your program >>twice. >> >>I know this can't be true... >> >>Mark > >Well, it does work! Since I read many times that Hiarcs7 would not be a Fritz >engine I bought Hiarcs6 for Fritz last week. Should have waited. But for the >fact that people might buy Hiarcs twice...well when Hiarcs6 first came out I >bought the Dos version. So if I get the Hiarcs7.32 I will be buying it 3 times. >But that is life! But I do feel all is not well when the powers that be say >there will be no Hiarcs7 for Fritz and shortly there after come out with one. >But I almost updated to Hiarcs7 for Dos. So perhaps I am ahead on that one. >Incidently, I found the Dos version of Hiarcs6 stronger than the version for >fritz. I know that is how the game is played, but I think it crosses the line when the company or in this case the programmes says publicly that there will be no windows version of Hiarcs7...thats where the scam comes in. IMO It would have been better to say nothing on the subject.
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