Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin
Date: 16:41:45 05/12/99
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On May 12, 1999 at 04:51:19, blass uri wrote: > >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, (about the price for a new >>music CD), for any single one of these products. I mean, hell, maybe they really >>do have enough of an extensive customer base (World Wide?), to still be making a >>profit on this stuff, but I wonder, how many of us software addicts! are there, >>really? >> >>We've seen the average cost of a new playing program come down from around $150 >>per program, (In 1992, I think), to around $50 currently. Can it be much longer >>before supply and demand requires these prices to be much less that that, even >>for the manufactuers to continue their product line. I don't suggest this out >>of resentment, but more out of the realization that my desire to keep buying >>these products will continue, even though I certainly don't use all of the >>programs I have > >If you do not use all of the programs that you have then I think that a good >idea for you is to buy only programs that you use or to give programs that you >do not use to friends. > >, or need all of the programs I want. And I do want to keep >>buying to support companies like Rebel, but am always mindfull of my limited >>funds - Opinions? > >You can decide instead of buying program x that you do not use for 50$ to >support the company and pay them only 15$ > >Uri Huh?! How do I do that? (I have to get something for that $15 bucks, not just give it away). I thought I was clear in my post that it is not just the availability of chess engines, but also of Opening books, and all mater of other software too (even non-chess software), that was the question. Non of this stuff is $15.00. - But perhaps some of it should be. I want to keep buying this stuff, and I want very much for all of these software companies (& programmer's) to make a good profit. But with my budjet strained, and so much good chess software availble, I continue to wonder if the market has enough sustanence, (I.E., other chess software addicts!), to sustain them. I certainly hope so... mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict!
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