Author: Bert Seifriz
Date: 00:05:54 05/12/99
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On May 12, 1999 at 00:36:43, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote: >With the large number of availble engines now availble for both Fritz & >Millenium Chess Genius, I can't help but wonder why they are so expensive. >$59.95 for Zarkov5, or Shredder3 or WChess, or $45 for Hiarcs6, (with Hiarcs7 >coming), or Junior5 (to be used in Fritz5, or the same interface). And then >there is the Chess opening books you can buy seperately. I guess only >relatively small books come with the program? Anyway, after having been >addicted to this buying this or that engine, opening book, training software or >whatever for several years now, I think it is a little too much for the maker's >of this stuff to want more than say, $15.95 per item, Hi Lawrence, as you know, we have included the transport costs. Now from here to you a CD with jewel case and a small manual will easily cost 8 dollars in stamps. A padded envelope costs 30 cents. So you have roughly 7 dollars left. Then you have to pay advertising, production etc. Leaves you 5 or 4 dollars. Do not forget the taxman and your insurance etc. etc. And then calculate how many you have to sell to get a living as a full time programmer with your suggested price. And if you are not a full time programmer you would not even have time to ship them anywhere at night. So you need a dealer or a partner and your turnover has to double etc. etc. Do no expect any of these programmes to fall below roughly US $ 54, otherwise they are not profitable anymore and they will disappear from the market. Kind regards, Bert
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