Author: Michael D. Sharpe
Date: 13:15:50 05/09/99
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On May 09, 1999 at 14:28:52, Mark Young wrote: >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. I agree. Better to have said nothing. I personally prefer the DOS version as it work with Chess Assistant and I prefer seeing different interfaces but this change just leaves a bad impression.
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