Author: Chris Whittington
Date: 01:42:58 11/13/97
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On November 12, 1997 at 17:55:08, Bert Seifriz wrote: >As most people know now, Junior will come as Fritz/ChessBase engine! >I have heard from another programmer who will sell his program >next year as Fritz engine, too. >This brings the number of available engines to nearly 10!! > >Nothing against ChessBase No, of course not, I believe you, Bert :) They only threaten you with court cases for putting their updates on your web site, and, and, and. >, but I would find it >very boring when the next WCCC shows only Fritz boards >on all computers and inside work Hiarcs, Junior, M-Chess, >Nimzo, Genius, CS-Tal, I can assure you that there is absolutely no possibility whatsoever that the engine of Chess System Tal would enter into the caverns of Beelzebub. >Rebel etc. > >Am I the only person who has a strange feeling about this >development? Of course you're not. Its a terrible monopoly situation brought about by the overcrowded market in chess programs (there are too many), and the difficulty for individual programmers to market their own programs. And for every new engine added to the total number N of engines, the individual payments to each programmer will fall in direct proportion to N. But here in Oxonia we are fighting hard against the Imperium ....... :) > Are individual programs not much more colorful? The forces of darkness can't make colourful programs :) Chris Whittington >Bert
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